- John H. Marsalis
John Henry Marsalis (
May 9 ,1904 -June 26 ,1971 ) was a U.S. Representative fromColorado .Born in McComb,
Pike County, Mississippi , Marsalis attended the public schools of McComb, Mississippi.He moved with his parents toColorado Springs, Colorado , in 1922. Student at theUniversity of Mississippi in 1925 and 1926.He graduated from theUniversity of Colorado Law School in 1934.He was admitted to the barMarch 14 ,1935 , and commenced the practice of law inPueblo, Colorado . Investigator in district attorney's office in Pueblo in 1935 and 1936.He entered theUnited States Army May 11 ,1942 , assigned to the Weather Squadron,United States Air Force , and was discharged onJune 16 ,1945 .Marsalis was elected district attorney, tenth judicial district of Colorado, in 1944 and took oath of office while on furlough
January 9 ,1945 . Assumed duties upon release from Army and served until December 1948.Marsalis was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress (
January 3 ,1949 -January 3 ,1951 ).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 to the Eighty-second Congress and for election in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress.He was appointed city attorneyDecember 15 ,1952 , and served in that capacity until elected district judge, tenth judicial district of Colorado, November 1954.He served in that office until his retirementFebruary 28 ,1962 . Resided inPueblo, Colorado , where he diedJune 26 ,1971 .He was interred in Roselawn Cemetery.References
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