John Marshall & the Constitution: A Chronical of the Supreme Court

As the longest serving Chief Justice to the Supreme Court, John Marshall (1755-1835) was an American statesman and jurist who shaped American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a center of power.

John Marshall (1755–1835) was an American statesman and jurist who shaped American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a center of power. Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, serving from February 4, 1801 until his death in 1835. He served in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1799 to June 7, 1800, and, under President John Adams, was Secretary of State from June 6, 1800 to March 4, 1801. Marshall was a native of the Commonwealth of Virginia and a leader of the Federalist Party. (Wickipedia)