John Marshall

John Marshall (April 11, 1858 – March 25, 1931) was an American lawyer and judge. He served as a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from January 11, 1915, to March 25, 1931.

Life and education Marshall was born April 11, 1858, in Logansport, Indiana, the son of Humphrey Marshall and Margaret Marshall (née Rice). The family then moved to Kansas in 1870, the state John would spend the rest of his life in. He started his education in the Independence school district, while living in Grenola the place where his mother died while he was young and her grave is located.

Following the death of his mother, Marshall's father returned to Indiana, but John stayed and lived with neighbors. Starting December 1915, he gave a series of addresses to the Second Presbyterian Church, in North Topeka, starting with "Am I a Jonah?"

Career In 1882, Marshall was admitted to the bar in Elk County, with his first official position as mayor of Howard the city where he lived. He was then the Howard city attorney for several years, and then the Elk County Attorney from 1895 until 1899. He also represented the Temperance Society of the Methodist Church in Colorado, and was part of the development of prohibition in Kansas.

In January 1914, Marshall announced that he would run for the Kansas Supreme Court with a desire to move from being John Marshall of Elk county to John Marshall of Kansas, he was living in Topeka at the time. Although popular with many in September 1914 Myra McHenry made it "Her Hobby Now" to go after Marshall's "political scalp" not believing he was fit for the position. McHenry had known him for thirty years and circulated pamphlets criticizing him. He also lectured at the Washburn Law School from around 1915 teaching Real Property. He had had a severe cold that has prevented him from his service to the court for several weeks, returning for the January inaugural ceremonies.