Henry Marshall (January 25, 1847 – September 24, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was born on January 25, 1847, in Washington County, New York, the son of Robert Marshall and Margaret (Law) Marshall. He attended the common schools and Cambridge Washington Academy. Then he entered politics, was a civil justice, and wrote editorials for the '' Seneca Falls Courier'', and the '' Saratoga Daily Journal''. He graduated from Albany Law School in 1882, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in New York City, but resided in Brooklyn. Marshall was a member of the

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(Kings Co., 17th D.) in

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and

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. He was a member of the

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(8th D.) from 1899 to 1904, sitting in the 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th and

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s. He died on September 24, 1938, in Mary McClellan Hospital in

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, after an illness of two months. Financier George Law (1806–1881) was his uncle.

Sources

''The New York Red Book''
compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; pg. 236 and 512f)

in NYT on September 26, 1938 (subscription required) {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Henry 1847 births 1938 deaths Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Cambridge, New York Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Politicians from Brooklyn Albany Law School alumni