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Definition of John Marshall
1. Noun. United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835).
Lexicographical Neighbors of John Marshall
Literary usage of John Marshall
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memorials of John Bartram and Humphry Marshall by William Darlington, Peter Collinson (1849)
"His brothers' names were HUMPHRY, SAMUEL, and John Marshall. My father, HUMPHRY,
died when he was about sixty years of age, * * * was a stone-cutter, ..."
2. The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life by John Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1854)
"John Marshall TO JOHN ADAMS. 4 February, 1801. SIR,— I pray you to accept my grateful
... TO John Marshall. J. MARSHALL. Washington, 4 February, 1801. ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1881)
"Will of John Marshall, of Bridlington, co. York, mariner. now belonging to his
... Will of John Marshall. mariner, belonging to her Majesty's ship Monke. ..."
4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1905)
"The father of this family, "the Worshipful Mr. John Marshall," was Bailiff of
Exeter in 1601, Sheriff in 1009, and Mayor in 1015, retaining afterwards the ..."
5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"... John Marshall, 1866- Atlanta riots and the origin of magic. ... Sarah Frances (Mrs.
John Marshall Portrait. Outlook 110:509 Je 30 '15 ..."