Edward C. Marshall

Summary

Edward Colston Marshall (June 29, 1821 – July 9, 1893) was an American politician who served as congressman from California's at-large district from 1851 to 1853, and as California attorney general from 1883 to 1887. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Edward C. Marshall
An 1852 engraving of Marshall by Louis Truly
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded byGeorge Washington Wright
Succeeded byMilton S. Latham
14th Attorney General of California
In office
January 10, 1883 – January 8, 1887
GovernorGeorge Stoneman
Preceded byAugustus L. Hart
Succeeded byGeorge A. Johnson
Personal details
Born
Edward Colston Marshall

(1821-06-29)June 29, 1821
Woodford County, Kentucky
DiedJuly 9, 1893(1893-07-09) (aged 72)
San Francisco, California
Resting placeMountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)
Political partyDemocratic
Education
Military career
Battles/warsMexican War

Early life and career edit

Edward Colston Marshall was born in Woodford County, Kentucky, on June 29, 1821. He attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, and graduated from Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky. He later attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar and moved to San Francisco, California, and later to Sonora, California, where he practiced law.

Military career edit

Marshall served in the Mexican-American War.

Congress edit

He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853); was renominated in 1852, but withdrew before the election.

Later career edit

He then settled in Marysville, Calif., and again engaged in the practice of law. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1856. He moved back to Kentucky and devoted himself to legal pursuits for the next twenty-one years. He eventually returned to San Francisco in 1877 and continued the practice of law. In 1882, he was elected attorney general of California, serving in that role from 1883 to 1886.

Death edit

He died in San Francisco on July 9, 1893, and was interred in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.

External links edit

  • United States Congress. "Edward C. Marshall (id: M000151)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's at-large congressional district

1851–1853
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by California Attorney General
1883–1887
Succeeded by