John Marshall (Kentucky)

John Marshall ( born May 24, 1856 in Louisville, Kentucky; † August 19, 1922 in Anchorage, Kentucky ) was an American politician. In the years 1899 and 1900 he was Deputy Governor of the State of Kentucky.

Career

John Marshall attended the public schools of his home and then the Centre College in Danville. For a short time he studied at the Harvard University law. Due to the illness of his father, but he had to give up this study. After a subsequent law studies at the University of Louisville and his 1879 was admitted as a lawyer, he began to work in this profession. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party.

1899 Marshall was elected alongside William S. Taylor as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky. This post he held between 12 December 1899 to 31 January 1900. Yet he was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. Since the election was controversial, it came in the following months to riots and even a political murder of the Democratic gubernatorial candidate William Goebel. Finally, a court ruled shortly after the assassination Goebels that he had won with his candidates for the office of lieutenant governor, JCW Beckham, the elections. Thus, Taylor and Marshall lost their posts. Beckham rose to the new governor; the Office of the Lieutenant Governor remained vacant until 1903.

After the end of his time as Lieutenant Governor John Marshall practiced as a lawyer again. In 1914, he withdrew into retirement. He died on August 19, 1922 in Anchorage.