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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—USThomas Riley MARSHALL
(1854-1925)
MARSHALL, Thomas Riley, a
Vice President of the United States; born in North Manchester,
Wabash County, Ind., March 14, 1854; attended the common schools
and graduated from Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind., in 1873;
studied law; admitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice in
Columbia City, Ind.; Governor of Indiana 1909-1913; elected, as a
Democrat, Vice President of the United States on the ticket with
Woodrow Wilson in 1912 and inaugurated on March 4, 1913; reelected
in 1916 and served until March 3, 1921; resumed the practice of law
and literary work in Indianapolis, Ind.; member of the Federal Coal
Commission 1922-1923; died in Washington, D.C., June 1, 1925;
interment in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
Bibliography
Bennett, David J. He Almost Changed the World: The Life and
Times of Thomas Riley Marshall. Authorhouse, 2007; Marshall,
Thomas R. Recollections of Thomas R. Marshall, Vice-President
and Hoosier Philosopher: A Hoosier Salad. Indianapolis:
Bobbs-Merrill, 1925.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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