Thomas F. Marshall (North Dakota politician)
Thomas Frank Marshall | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's at-large district | |
In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1909 Serving with Burleigh F. Spalding (1903–1905) and Asle Gronna (1905–1909) | |
Preceded by | Burleigh F. Spalding |
Succeeded by | L. B. Hanna |
Member of the North Dakota Senate | |
In office 1896–1900 | |
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Born | Hannibal, Missouri, U.S. | March 7, 1854
Died | August 20, 1921 Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 67)
Political party | Republican |
Profession | banker |
Thomas Frank Marshall (March 7, 1854 – August 20, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota.
Biography
[edit]Born in Hannibal, Missouri, Marshall attended the common schools and the State normal school at Platteville, Wisconsin. He left school in 1873 two months before graduation, but received his diploma forty years later. He became a surveyor. He moved to Yankton, Dak. (now South Dakota), in 1873 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He moved to Columbia, Dak. (now North Dakota), in 1882 and engaged in banking. He moved in 1886 to Oakes, Dak. (now North Dakota), where he engaged in banking and surveying. He served as mayor 1888–1892. He served as a member of the North Dakota State Senate from 1896 to 1900. He served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892.
Marshall was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1909). He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Sixtieth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1908, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate. He again engaged in banking. He died at his summer home in Detroit (now Detroit Lakes), Becker County, Minnesota, August 20, 1921. He was interred in Oakesview Cemetery, Oakes, Dickey County, N.Dak.
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress. "Thomas F. Marshall (id: M000163)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Two seats at-large (1903–1913) |
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Three districts (1913–1933) |
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Two seats at-large (1933–1963) |
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Two districts (1963–1973) |
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One seat at-large (1973–present) |
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