Born: September 24, 1755 in Germantown, [[Virginia]] Parents: Thomas Marshall (planter/surveyor) and Mary Randolph Keith Marshall Spouse: Mary Willis "Polly" Ambler Marshall (married 1783) Children: Thomas Marshall (1784-1835), Rebecca Marshall (1786-1786), Mary Ann Marshall (1787-1867), Jacquelin Ambler Marshall (1789-1848), Mary Marshall (1791-1791), John Marshall Jr. (1792-1833), Louis Marshall (1795-1823), James Keith Marshall (1796-1801), Susan Marshall (1799-1800), Edward Carrington Marshall (1805-1884) Died: July 6, 1835 (age 79, liver disease) Highest Office: 4th Chief Justice of the [[United States of America (USA)]] (1801-1835) Other Notable Positions: U.S. Secretary of State (1800-1801), U.S. Representative from [[Virginia]] (1799-1800), Envoy to [[France]] Party Affiliation: Federalist Party Historical Note: "The Great Chief Justice" who established judicial review and defined the role of the Supreme Court in American government. Served 34 years as Chief Justice, longer than any other. Revolutionary War veteran and cousin of [[Thomas Jefferson]]. His landmark decision in Marbury v. [[James Madison]] (1803) established the principle of judicial review. Strengthened federal government and national unity through his constitutional interpretations.