Thomas Alexander Marshall

Thomas Alexander Marshall
Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
In office 1866–1867
Preceded by	Belvard J. Peters
Succeeded by	Belvard J. Peters
In office 1854–1856
Preceded by	Elijah Hise
Succeeded by	B. Mills Crenshaw
In office 1847–1851
Preceded by	Iphraim M. Ewing
Succeeded by	James Simpson
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office 1863–1864
In office 1827–1829
Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
In office 1835–1856
Preceded by	Samuel S. Nicholas
Succeeded by	Alvin Duvall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	Nicholas D. Coleman
Succeeded by	Albert Gallatin Hawes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 12th district
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded by	Chittenden Lyon
Succeeded by	John Chambers
Personal details
Born	January 15, 1794 Woodford County, Kentucky
Died	April 17, 1871 (aged 77) Louisville, Kentucky
Resting place	Lexington Cemetery
Political party	National Republican
Relations	Son of Humphrey Marshall
Alma mater	Yale College
Profession	Lawyer

Thomas Alexander Marshall (January 15, 1794 – April 17, 1871) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, son of Humphrey Marshall (1760–1841).

Born near Versailles, Kentucky, Marshall pursued preparatory studies. He graduated from Yale College in 1815, and then studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Frankfort in 1817. He moved to Paris, Kentucky, in 1819. He served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 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, Lexington, Kentucky 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 Louisville, Kentucky, April 17, 1871, and his remains were interred at Lexington Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Thomas Alexander Marshall (id: M000161)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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External links

•  "Marshall, Thomas, planter". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900.
• Thomas Alexander Marshall at Find a Grave