John Marshall
Site of the residence of
John Marshall
Chief Justice of the United States
Plaque erected under the auspices of the
Columbia Historical Society
and
the Bar Association
of the District of Columbia.
[Inscription on wall below the marker plaque:]
John Marshall
Born Germantown, Virginia - September 24, 1755
Culpeper Minutemen, Lieutenant - 1775
Continental Army, Colonel - 1776-1781
Studied at William and Mary - 1780
First elected to Virginia House of Delegates and begins practice of law - 1782
Delegate, Virginia Convention for Ratification of the United States Constitution - 1788
Envoy to France during the XYZ Affair - 1797-1798
Elected Virginia Representative to Congress - 1799
Secretary of State under President John Adams - 1800
Third Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court - 1801-1835
Died, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - July 6, 1835
Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue, NW and 4th Street, NW on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Courtesy hmdb.org
