Thomas Alexander Marshall (January 15, 1794 – April 17, 1871) was a

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from

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, son of Humphrey Marshall (1760–1841). Born near

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, Marshall pursued preparatory studies. He graduated from

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in 1815, and then studied law. He was

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and commenced practice in Frankfort in 1817. He moved to

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, in 1819. He served as a member of the

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in 1827 and 1828. Marshall was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1834 to the Twenty-fourth Congress. He served as judge of the State court of appeals 1835–1856. He was professor in the law department of Transylvania College,

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from 1836 to 1849. He moved to Louisville in 1859. He served again as a member of the state house of representatives in 1863. He was chief justice of the court of appeals in 1866 and 1867. He died in

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, April 17, 1871, and his remains were interred at

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