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MARSHALL, John: Statue at Marshall Park in Washington, D.C.
by William Wetmore Story
John Marshall (September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835) was an American statesman and jurist who shaped American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a center of power. Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, serving from February 4, 1801 until his death in 1835. He served in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1799 to June 7, 1800, and, under President John Adams, was Secretary of State from June 6, 1800 to March 4, 1801. Marshall was a native of the Commonwealth of Virginia and a leader of the Federalist Party. The longest serving Chief Justice in Supreme Court history, Marshall dominated the Court for over three decades and played a significant role in the development of the American legal system. The first important case of Marshall's career was Marbury v. Madison (1803), in which the Supreme Court invalidated a provision of the Judiciary Act of 1789 on the grounds that it violated the Constitution by attempting to expand the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Marbury was the first case in which the Supreme Court ruled an act of Congress unconstitutional; it firmly established the doctrine of judicial review. Source: Wikipedia
Bronze, Marble by William Wetmore Story (Sculptor)
Address: Just N of Pennsylvania Ave. at 4th St NWOriginal is @ Supreme Ct (moved fm W terrace of Capitol) Nearest Metro: Federal Center SW (Orange - Blue)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number DC000060 also control # 75002493 (THE ORIGINAL) (dcMem ID #351)
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Sources & Links:
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The Names of Washington D.C. (p127)
The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D.C. (A5/p48)
'Who is That Man Anyway?' on Marshall
Wikipedia article on Marshall
District Court website article on Marshall (11)
Supreme Court Historical Society on the Marshall Court
Supreme Court Historical Society on Marshall
