James S. Marshall

{{For|others of the same name|James Marshall (disambiguation){{!}}James Marshall}}

{{short description|American businessman and politician, 11th Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name =

| image =

|office = 11th Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin

| term_start = April 1867

| term_end = April 1868

| predecessor = Charles D. Robinson

| successor = Anton Klaus

|birth_date = {{birth date|1819|3|22}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|1892|4|2|1819|3|22}}

|birth_place = Poultney, Vermont

|death_place = Green Bay, Wisconsin

|restingplace = Woodlawn Cemetery
Green Bay, Wisconsin

|profession =

|spouse = {{unbulleted list

| Harriet K. Bailey

| (m. 1862)

}}

| children = {{unbulleted list

| Sadie

| Sarah

| Mabel

| Abbie

}}

| father = Stranis Marshall

| mother = Mabel Marshall

| alma_mater =

| party =

}}

James S. Marshall (March 22, 1819 – April 2, 1892) was an American politician and businessman who served as the 11th mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, from 1867 to 1868.

Biography

Marshall was born on March 22, 1819, in Poultney, Vermont, one of five children born to Stranis and Mabel Marshall.{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.green-bay.wi.us/mayors_past/mayor_marshall.html |title=James S. Marshall (1819 - 1892) |publisher=City of Green Bay |accessdate=2011-11-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116054952/http://www.ci.green-bay.wi.us/mayors_past/mayor_marshall.html |archivedate=2012-01-16 }} As a young man, he moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and opened a boot and shoe store.

In 1857, he moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin, and continued his boot and shoe business. He later went into the lumber business in partnership with his brother, Linus M. Marshall.

Marshall was elected to a one-year term as Mayor of Green Bay in the spring 1867 election.

Family and personal life

James S. Marshall married Harriet K. Bailey on November 23, 1862. They had four daughters together.

Marshall died on April 2, 1892.

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