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Edward C. Marshall | |
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 An 1852 engraving of Marshall by Louis Truly | |
| 14th Attorney General of California | |
| In office January 10, 1883 – January 8, 1887 | |
| Governor | George Stoneman |
| Preceded by | Augustus L. Hart |
| Succeeded by | George A. Johnson |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | George Washington Wright |
| Succeeded by | Milton S. Latham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Colston Marshall (1821-06-29)June 29, 1821 |
| Died | July 9, 1893(1893-07-09) (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California) |
| Party | Democratic |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Years of service | c. 1846–1848 |
| Battles/wars | Mexican–American War |
Edward Colston Marshall (June 29, 1821 – July 9, 1893) was an American politician who served ascongressman from California's at-large district from 1851 to 1853, and asCalifornia attorney general from 1883 to 1887. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Edward Colston Marshall was born inWoodford County, Kentucky, on June 29, 1821. He attended Centre College inDanville, Kentucky, and graduated fromTransylvania University,Lexington, Kentucky. He later attended Washington College (nowWashington and Lee University), where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar and moved toSan Francisco, California, and later toSonora, California, where he practiced law.
Marshall served in the Mexican-American War.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853); was renominated in 1852, but withdrew before the election.
He then settled in Marysville, Calif., and again engaged in the practice of law. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to theUnited States Senate in 1856. He moved back to Kentucky and devoted himself to legal pursuits for the next twenty-one years. He eventually returned to San Francisco in 1877 and continued the practice of law. In 1882, he was elected attorney general of California, serving in that role from 1883 to 1886.
He died in San Francisco on July 9, 1893, and was interred in Mountain View Cemetery inOakland, California.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's at-large congressional district 1851–1853 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | California Attorney General 1883–1887 | Succeeded by |
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