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John Marshall was born on September 24, 1755, near Germantown, Virginia.
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George Washington inspired John Marshall to join the military at the age of 20.
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The Patriot militia achieved victory against the British Royal Army at the Battle of Great Bridge, freeing Virginia from British rule.
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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.
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John Marshall was mainly home-schooled by his father. He did, however, spend one year at Campbell Academy.
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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.
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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.
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On January 3rd, 1783, John Marshall marries Mary Willis Ambler Marshall.
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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.
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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.
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John Marshall was appointed the fourth chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1801.
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John Marshall proudly served on the Supreme Court until his death, on July 6, 1835, at age 79, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
