During the American Revolution, Marshall served as a lieutenant. The hardships he witnessed at Valley Forge convinced him of the need for a strong central government to defend the nation.
Marshall’s journey was a remarkable case of self-invention. Born in 1755 on the Virginia frontier, he had little formal education. Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall ...
Beyond the bench, he was a leading Federalist in Virginia, a diplomat in France, and Secretary of State under President John Adams. Rivalry with Thomas Jefferson During the American Revolution, Marshall served as a