Lycurgus Luther Marshall (July 9, 1888 – January 12, 1958) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1939 to 1941.

Lycurgus Luther Marshall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's At-large district
In office
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
Preceded byJohn McSweeney
Harold G. Mosier
Succeeded byGeorge H. Bender
Stephen M. Young
Member of the Ohio Senate
In office
1923-1935
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
1921-1922
Personal details
Born(1888-07-09)July 9, 1888
Bucyrus, Ohio
DiedJanuary 12, 1958(1958-01-12) (aged 69)
Aurora, Ohio
Resting placeLake View Cemetery, Cleveland
Political partyRepublican
Alma materOhio Wesleyan University
Western Reserve University School of Law

Biography

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Born in Bucyrus, Ohio, Marshall attended the public schools, and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, in 1909 and from the law department of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1915. He was admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced practice in Cleveland, Ohio.

Political career

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He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1921 and 1922, and in the Ohio State Senate from 1923 to 1935. He also served as member of the Euclid (Ohio) School Board for eight years.

Marshall was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress (January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress, and thereafter resumed the practice of law.

Death

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He died in Aurora, Ohio, January 12, 1958, and was interred in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "L. L. Marshall (id: M000159)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

  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 Ohio's at-large congressional district

1939-1941
Succeeded by