Thomas Marshall Military person

Thomas Frances Marshall (April 13, 1793 – March 28, 1853), was a Brigadier General of Volunteers in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War.A nephew of Chief Justice John Marshall, Thomas Marshall served in the Kentucky legislature several times between 1817 and 1844, one of those terms as Speaker of the House. At the outbreak of the Mexican-American War, he was commissioned by President James K. Polk as a Brigadier General of Volunteers, and commanded the Kentucky brigade under General John E. Wool. After his return to Kentucky, he was murdered by a tenant at his home in Lewis County.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 13, 1793
Birth place
Mason County Kentucky
Date of deathMarch 28, 1853
Place of death
Lewis County Kentucky

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allegianceUnited States of America
military operations
Battle of Buena Vista
Mexican–American War
military branch
United States Army
relation
List of United States political families (M)
service start1846
service end1848

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