Orsamus H. Marshall

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Orsamus Holmes Marshall (1813, Franklin, Connecticut – 1884) was an American lawyer, educator and historian.

Biography

In 1831 he graduated from Union College. He then studied for the bar, to which he was admitted in 1834. He was one of the founders of the Buffalo Female Academy and of the Buffalo Historical Society. He also served several years as chancellor of the University of Buffalo. He wrote much in connection with the Iroquois dealings with European Americans. Posthumously there appeared a volume entitled Historical Writings of Orsamus H. Marshall Relating to the Early History of the West (1887).^[1]

Notes

↑ Rines 1920.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Marshall, Orsamus Holmes". Encyclopedia Americana.

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Name	Marshall, Orsamus H.
Alternative names
Short description	Lawyer, educator, historian
Date of birth	1813
Place of birth	Franklin, Connecticut
Date of death	1884
Place of death

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