Thomas Marshall (general) explained

Thomas Marshall
Birth Date:13 April 1793
Birth Place:Mason County, Kentucky
Death Place:Lewis County, Kentucky
Placeofburial Label:Place of Burial
Allegiance:United States of America
Branch:United States Army
Serviceyears:1846–1848
Rank:Brigadier general of Volunteers
Battles:Mexican–American War
Relations:Marshall family
Laterwork:Kentucky legislator

Thomas Frances Marshall [1] (April 13, 1793 – March 28, 1853), was a brigadier general of Volunteers in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War.

A nephew of Chief Justice John Marshall, Thomas Marshall served in the Kentucky legislature several times between 1817 and 1844, one of those terms as Speaker of the House. At the outbreak of the Mexican–American War, he was commissioned by President James K. Polk as a Brigadier General of Volunteers, and commanded the Kentucky brigade under General John E. Wool. After his return to Kentucky, he was murdered by a tenant at his home in Lewis County.

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  1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80286542 Find a Grave