James William Marshall (March 31, 1844 – November 27, 1911) served as a member of the

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from Virginia.

Biography

Marshall was born near

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, in

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. He served during the

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in the Confederate Army as a private for four years. After the War, he graduated in 1870 from

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. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, serving Commonwealth's attorney for

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in the years 1870–1875 and 1884–1888. Marshall served in the

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during the years 1875–1878 and 1891–1892, and was a member of the

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in 1883 and 1884. Marshall elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894. He resumed the practice of law in

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. He was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1901-1902. He died in New Castle, and was interred in West View Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, James William 1844 births 1911 deaths County and city commonwealth's attorneys in Virginia Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Roanoke College alumni Democratic Party Virginia state senators Delegates to Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1901 Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia People from Augusta County, Virginia 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives People from Craig County, Virginia 19th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly 20th-century Virginia politicians