Anson S. Marshall
Anson Southard Marshall | |
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| 18th United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire[1] | |
| In office 1858–1861 | |
| Appointed by | James Buchanan[1] |
| Preceded by | John H. George |
| Succeeded by | Charles W. Rand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1822[1] Lyme, New Hampshire[1] |
| Died | July 4, 1874[1] Concord, New Hampshire |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democrat[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Jane Corning, m. April 9, 1861[1] |
| Children | Anson S. Marshall, Jr., born March 29, 1863[1] |
| Alma mater | Thetfod Academy, Dartmouth College, 1848[1] |
| Occupation | Attorney |
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Anson Southard Marshall (December 3, 1822 – July 4, 1874) was an American attorney and politician who served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Marshall was born on December 3, 1822, in Lyme, New Hampshire, to Macaiah[1] and Martha (Southard) Marshall.[1][2] Marshall attended Thetford Academy in Thetford, Vermont, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1848.[1][2]
Educational career
[edit]Marshall taught school during his college vacations. From 1849 to 1851 Marshall was the principal of Fitchburg High School in Massachusetts.[2]
Legal career
[edit]Marshall studied law with the firm of Torrey & Wood in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and in Concord, New Hampshire, with Franklin Pierce and Josiah Minot.[2] Marshall was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar in 1852.[2]
Death
[edit]On the Fourth of July, 1874, Marshall, his wife and son were setting up a picnic lunch at Penacook Lake in West Concord when his wife heard the sound of bullets over their heads. Marshall saw no one firing, shouted to the shooters to be careful, then stood up and was shot in the abdomen.[3] Marshall died at his home later that day.[3][4] Marshall was shot with a minnie ball[3] fired by the City Guards,[3] a newly formed[3] militia company[2] that was engaged in target practice in a pasture bordering the lake.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m McLintock, Edgar J. N. (November 1881), ANSON SOUTHARD MARSHALL (in the) Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume V, No. 2, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 38
- ^ a b c d e f Edgerly, Joseph G. (1884), Eleventh Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Fitchburg, Mass. 1883, Fitchburg, Massachusetts: The Fitchburg (Mass.) School Committee, p. 91
- ^ a b c d e f McLintock, J. N. (November 1881), ANSON SOUTHARD MARSHALL (in the) Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume V, No. 2, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 39
- ^ The Boston Journal, Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Journal, July 6, 1874
- 1822 births
- United States Attorneys for the District of New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Democrats
- New Hampshire lawyers
- United States Department of Justice lawyers
- Dartmouth College alumni
- Deaths by firearm in New Hampshire
- 1874 deaths
- People from Lyme, New Hampshire
- 19th-century American lawyers
- Thetford Academy, Vermont alumni