Samuel Scott Marshall (March 12, 1821 – July 26, 1890) was an American politician and attorney who served a total of seven terms as a U.S. representative from Illinois. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Samuel S. Marshall
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois
In office
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1875
Preceded byJames Carroll Robinson
Succeeded byWilliam B. Anderson
Constituency11th district (1865–1873)
19th district (1873–1875)
In office
March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1859
Preceded byWillis Allen
Succeeded byJohn A. Logan
Constituency9th district
Member of the
Illinois House of Representatives
In office
1846–1847
Personal details
Born(1821-03-12)March 12, 1821
Shawneetown, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 1890(1890-07-26) (aged 69)
McLeansboro, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Early life and education edit

Born near Shawneetown, Illinois, Marshall attended public and private schools in McLeansboro, Illinois, and Cumberland College in Kentucky. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1845, and commenced practice in McLeansboro.

Political career edit

Marshall served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1846 and 1847. He then served as State's Attorney for the third judicial circuit of Illinois in 1847 and 1848, and as an Illinois circuit court judge from 1851 until 1854.

First tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives (1855–1859) edit

Marshall was elected as a Democrat to the 34th and 35th United States Congresses, serving consecutively from 1855 to 1859. He served as chairman of the Committee on Claims during the 35th Congress.

1861 U.S. Senate candidacy edit

He was the candidate of his party for United States Senator in 1861, but lost to incumbent Republican Lyman Trumbull, with Trumbull receiving 54 votes in the Illinois House of Representatives to Marshall's 46 votes on January 9, 1861.[1]

Marshall again served as an Illinois Circuit Court judge from 1861 until 1864. He served as a delegate to 1860 and 1864 Democratic National Conventions.

Second tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives (1865–1875) edit

Marshall was elected to the 39th United States Congress and to the four following Congresses (serving March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1875), and was the candidate of his party for Speaker of the House in 1867. He represented Illinois's 11th district for four terms and, after redistricting, represented the 19th district for his final term. Marshall was a delegate to the 1866 National Union Convention.

During the 40th Congress, Marshall served on the House Committee on the Judiciary, which was conducting the first impeachment inquiry against President Andrew Johnson.[2] On November 25, 1867, the committee voted 5–4 to recommend impeachment.[3] Hinds was on the minority side opposing impeachment, along with the one other Democrat on the committee and two Republicans.[2] On December 7, 1867, Marshall was joined by 108 other congressmen (including 66 members of the Republican Party in a full House vote which defeated the resolution put forward to impeach Johnson by 57–108.[4]

On January 28, 1868, Marshall voted against a resolution launching the second impeachment inquiry against Johnson, but the resolution passed 99–31.[5] On December 7, 1867, Marshall voted against the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, which the house passed 126–47.[6] On March 2 and 3, 1968, Marshall voted against all eleven articles of impeachment.[7] When it came time, on March 2, 1868, to vote on who to appoint as the House's impeachment managers (those House members that would prosecutors during the trial), Speaker Shuyler Colfax initially appointed Marshall to act as a teller to tally the vote. However, Marshall requested to be excused from this role, and he, along with the rest of the Democrats, ultimately abstained from voting on impeachment managers.[2]

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the 44th Congress.

Later career edit

Marshall served as president of the board of managers of Hamilton College from 1875 through 1880. He again served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880.

Death edit

He died in McLeansboro, Illinois, on July 26, 1890.[8] He was interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, 1861. Springfield, IL: Bailache & Baker, Printers. 1861.
  2. ^ a b c Hinds, Asher C. (4 March 1907). "HINDS' PRECEDENTS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING REFERENCES TO PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION, THE LAWS, AND DECISIONS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE" (PDF). United States Congress. pp. 827 and 857. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Impeachment Efforts Against President Andrew Johnson | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ^ "TO PASS THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT RESOLUTION. -- House Vote #119 -- Dec 7, 1867". GovTrack.us.
  5. ^ "Journal of the United States House of Representatives (40th Congress, second session) pages 259–262". voteview.com. United States House of Representatives. 1868. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Journal of the United States House of Representatives (40th Congress, Second Session) pages 392 and 393". voteview.com. United States House of Representatives.
  7. ^ "Journal of the United States House of Representatives (40th Congress, Second Session) pages 440-450 and 463-467". voteview.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  8. ^ https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000160

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 9th congressional district

1855–1859
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 11th congressional district

1865–1873
Succeeded by
Preceded by
District created
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 19th congressional district

1873–1875
Succeeded by