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John Marshall
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As Secretary of State:
Directed the negotiation of the reconciliation convention of 1800 with France
Furthered negotiations with Great Britain concerning prerevolutionary debts owed to British subjects
Acted as Adam's confidential advisor, drafting the president's annual message to Congress and counseling him on numerous judicial aappointments, which led to Adams appointing of Marshall to the Supreme Court
Marshall continued to serve as Secretary of State throughout president Adams' term and, at President Thomas Jefferson's request, he remained in that office briefly following Jefferson's inauguration
Foreign Travels:
Profile
Born: September 24, 1755
Died: July 6, 1835
Married: Mary Willis Ambler
Education: privately educated; College of William and Mary
Occupation: Lawyer
Government Positions
Officer in the Revolution
Member of Virginia Assembly 1781-1784
Member of State Executive Council 1782-1784
Member of Virginia convention of 1788 that ratified Federal Constitution
One on the "X Y Z" commissioners of 1797-1798 to adjust differences with France
Representative from Virginia 1799-1800
Commissioned Chief Justice of the United States in 1801
Secretary of State Ad Interim February 4-March, 1801
Member of the Virginia constitutional convention of 1829
Notable Events
Author of a five-volume biography of George Washington
As Chief Justice, established the authority and prestige of the Supreme Court