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John Marshall
Secretary of State,
Term of Appointment:
05/13/1800 to
02/04/1801
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- Born near Germantown, in what became Fauquier County, Virginia, September 24, 1755;
- Privately educated;
- Served as an officer in the Revolution;
- Studied law at the College of William and Mary,
- Admitted to the bar in 1780, and began practice;
- Member of the Virginia Assembly 1782-1791 and 1795-1797;
- Member of the State Executive Council 1782-1784;
- Married Mary Willis Ambler in 1783;
- Member of the Virginia convention of 1788 that ratified the Federal Constitution;
- One of the "X Y Z" mission of 1797-1798 to adjust differences with France;
- Representative from Virginia 1799-1800;
- Commissioned Secretary of State in President Adams' Cabinet May 13, 1800, entered upon his duties June 6, 1800, and served until February 4, 1801;
- As Secretary of State, directed the negotiation of the reconciliation convention of 1800 with France;
- Commissioned Chief Justice of the United States January 31, 1801, and took office February 4, 1801;
- Continued as Secretary of State ad interim February 4-March 4, 1801;
- Member of the Virginia constitutional convention of 1829:;
- Author of a five-volume biography of George Washington;
- During 34 years as Chief Justice of the United States, established the authority and prestige of the Supreme Court;
- Died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 6, 1833,
Released on July 15, 2003
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