Alexander J. Marshall

Alexander John Marshall
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the Fauquier and Rappahannock Counties district
In office
December 1862 – March 15, 1865
Preceded byJames K. Marshall
Succeeded byPhilip W. Strother
Personal details
Born(1803-02-21)February 21, 1803
Warrenton, Virginia, US
DiedFebruary 24, 1882(1882-02-24) (aged 79)
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Spouse(s)Maria Rose Taylor
Ann Elizabeth Robb
ChildrenCharles Marshall
Alma materHarvard University

Alexander John Marshall (February 21, 1803 – February 24, 1882) was a Virginia lawyer, businessman and politician who served many years as Clerk of Fauquier County, helped secure construction of the Rappahannock Canal, and was a Virginia state senator during the American Civil War (1862–1865).[1]

  1. ^ James McClurg Paxton, The Marshall Family: Or A Genealogical Chart of the Descendants of John Marshall (1885), p. 148