The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-25

Charles $. and Emily tCorbetD Mar
shall. were also Kentuckians. The
father. d prominent lawyer, was early
graduated fror. tie Pennsylvania uni.
vcrsty of Lexington. ny. While there
he served as county attorney of Bal
lard county, and later he was circuit
Judge of the Fifth judicial district of
Kentucky. In 1867 he was appointed
register in bankruptcy by Pr sidcnt
Grant. and served with ability until
the repeal of the bankruptcy act in
1875. Subsequently he was In legal
practice In Kentucky until 1855, when
he came 10 Montana and located IN
Missoula. In 1889 the last constltu-
tional convention of Montana territory
was held. and Mr.. Marshall was
member Of that distinguished body
The same year he was elected judge
of the Fourth judicial district. COM
prising Mssoula county, and contin-
ued as such until 1893. when he re-
signed from the bench. His death oc-
Cured on November -. 1896. while he
was on a visit to his old friends In
Clinton, Ky. He left two sons, Thomas
G. and Jacob c.. the latter long an
able attorney of Ballard county, Ky.
but now deceased.
The patcrnal grandfather of these
brothers. the distinguished Thomas A.
Marshall, also native Of Kentucky,
was graduate of Harvard and for
many years very successful attorney
of Lexington and Louisville. Twice
la.. OF,
gress, and he served 21 years on the
supreme bench Of Kentucky. 1G years
as chief justice. He died In Louisville
In March 1871. The parental great
grandfather was Hon. Humphrey
Marshall. of Virginia. later Of Ken
lucky He was a distinguished coll
onel during the revolution, serving
under General Washington Later he
served I'm the legislature OF Kentucky
and also represented Kentucky I'm the
United States senate. lie once fought
q duel with Henry Clay, IN which Clay
was wounded The maternal grand
father was Jacob Corbett. North
Carolinian and IA wealthy planter and
slave holder, who was for A years
clerk of the court OF Ballard county.
ky" dying In 1855.
His Education and Work.
Thomas C. Marshall was educated
in the public schools of Padueah, and
at the State University of Kentucky.
from which he was graduated with
honors, also taking brilliant course
In the law department. In 1875 Mr..
Marshall was admitted to the bar and
began legal practice at Paducah, ana
In Ballard county. where he continued
until 1888. In June of that year he
came 10 Montana and settled I'm Mis-
soula, Here he Immediately associat-
ed himself in law practice with Judge
+. IL. Woody The firm cont tel nm
I'll 1887, when Mr.. Marshall retired To
assume the duties of attorney for the
First National bank, the Mlssoula
Mercantile company. and the Big
Blackfoot Milling company In 1898
Mr. Marshall formed law partner
snip with ii. c. stiff as Marshall &
Stiff.
Mr. Marshall was formerly a demo-
crat but IN 1892 he became a repub-
iicah' In 1898 he was the nominee of
that party for congress, but was de-
feated by small plurality. In 1887 he
served with distinction in the terri
torlal legislature. and In the extraor-
dinary session of that year, holding
the appointment of chairman of the
Judiciary committee. In 1885 he was
elected mayor of Missoula and In this
office gained the reputation of being
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