Peter Marshall (Presbyterian minister)

Peter Marshall
Peter Marshall,194?
Personal
BornMay 27, 1902
Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
DiedJanuary 26, 1949(1949-01-26) (aged 46)
ReligionPresbyterian
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia Theological Seminary
Senior posting
OrdinationPresbyterian, 193? (Ordained in Brooklyn, NY)
Previous postChaplain

Peter Marshall (May 27, 1902 – January 26, 1949) was a Scottish-American preacher, pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., and was appointed as Chaplain of the United States Senate.

He is remembered popularly from the success of A Man Called Peter (1951), a biography written by his widow, Catherine Marshall, and the book's 1955 film adaptation, which was nominated for an Academy Award for its cinematography.