Marshall Jay Williams

Marshall J. Williams (February 22, 1837–July 7, 1902) was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was in the Ohio House of Representatives and was a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court 1887–1902.

Marshall J. Williams was born on a farm in Fayette County, Ohio, and educated at the common schools of Washington Court House, Ohio, and for two years at Ohio Wesleyan University. In 1855 he began study of law, was admitted to the bar in 1857, and opened an office in Washington Court House. In 1859 he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Fayette County, and served two terms.^[1]

Williams was elected in 1869 and again in 1871 to represent Fayette County in the Ohio House of Representatives.^[2]

In 1884, Williams was chosen Judge of the Circuit Court for the Second State Circuit. In 1886, he was nominated by the Republicans for Supreme Court Judge, and defeated incumbent Democrat Martin Dewey Follett. He was re-elected in 1891, and 1896,^[1] and served until July 7, 1902,^[3] when he died at Columbus.^[4]

See also

• List of Justices of the Ohio Supreme Court

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Smith 1898 : 528
2. ^ Ohio 1917 : 288
3. ^ State of Ohio
4. ^ Allen, Frank M, ed (1914). History of Fayette County, Ohio: her people, industries and institutions. Indianapolis: B F Bowen and Company. p. 280. http://books.google.com/books?id=VIMUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA280&dq=Williams. 

References

• Smith, Joseph P, ed (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. http://books.google.com/books?id=eaAFAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA528. 
• Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio. http://books.google.com/books?id=7qesAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA288. 

Persondata
Name	Williams, Marshall J.
Alternative names
Short description	Ohio Jurist and legislator
Date of birth	February 22, 1837
Place of birth	Fayette County, Ohio United States
Date of death	July 7, 1902
Place of death	Columbus, Ohio United States

Legal offices
Preceded by Martin Dewey Follett	Ohio Supreme Court Judges 1887-1902	Succeeded by William B. Crew
Ohio House of Representatives
Preceded by Samuel F. Kerr	Representative from Fayette County 1870-1873	Succeeded by John L. Myers