John Marshall The Frist Chief Justice

The author gave many details about John Marshall’s life. John Marshall was a Virginian --by birth, up-bringing, disposition, and property. “His thirty-four years as Chief Justice of the United States overshadowed hisearly life, yet the Chief Justice always remained what his early years had made of him. The words of his youth left enduring marks upon his character” (1). John Marshall was the son of Thomas Marshall and Mary Randolph Keith. The eldest of fifteen …

…the biography, but he decided to do it anyway. The effort took four years and was five volumes in length. John Marshall fought in many court trials during his lifetime, such as: Marbury vs. Madison in 1803;McColloch vs. Maryland in 1819; Dartmouth College vs. Woodward in 1819; Cohens vs. Virginia in 1821; Gibbons vs. Ogden in 1831; and Cherokee Nation vs. State of Georgia in 1831. Three years after the Cherokee Nation vs. State of Georgia trial, John Marshall died.