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John Marshall Is Born.
John Marshall was born on September 24, 1755, near Germantown, Virginia. -
Revolutionary War
George Washington inspired John Marshall to join the military at the age of 20. -
Militia free Virginia from British rule
The Patriot militia achieved victory against the British Royal Army at the Battle of Great Bridge, freeing Virginia from British rule. -
John Marshall was appointed lieutenant
Marshall was appointed lieutenant with a state militia called the Culpeper Minuteman, which was later absorbed by the Continental Army's 11th Regiment of Virginia. -
Schooling
John Marshall was mainly home-schooled by his father. He did, however, spend one year at Campbell Academy. -
Marshall Studys Law
Marshall left the military in 1780 to study law. He studied law by attending a series of Judge George Wythe's lectures at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg in Virginia. -
Marshall Starts his Practice
John Marshall was admitted to the Virginia bar and began his own legal practice. He built his law practice's success by defending clients against British creditors who attempted to collect debts incurred during British colonial rule before the American Revolution. -
John Marshall Marries Mary Marshall
On January 3rd, 1783, John Marshall marries Mary Willis Ambler Marshall. -
Ratifying the United States' Constitution
Marshall became a delegate to the state convention that had been formed to ratify the United States' Constitution. He was a powerful advocate for replacing the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution. -
Marshall appointed for Government Roles
In 1799, Marshall was elected to a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, a position he would hold only briefly, as he was appointed secretary of state under President John Adams in 1800. -
4th Chief Justice
John Marshall was appointed the fourth chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1801. -
John Marshall Dies
John Marshall proudly served on the Supreme Court until his death, on July 6, 1835, at age 79, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
