John Marshall, Lord Curriehill
John Marshall, Lord Curriehill (1794–1868) was a Scottish judge and a Senator of the College of Justice.
Life
Marshall was born in
In November 1818 Marshall was called to the
His interlocutor in the Yelverton case was an example of his literary style.[2] In 1846 he was living at 9 Fettes Row with his growing family.[4]
In October 1868 Marshall retired from office, and on 27 October a few days after retiring, died at his country house, Curriehill, in Currie south-west of Edinburgh.[2]
He is buried with his wife Margaret in
Family
In 1826 Marshall married Margaret Bell, daughter of the Rev. Andrew Bell of Kilcunean, minister of Crail, Fife; she died in November 1866. Their son, John Marshall, a barrister in 1851, became a judge of the court of session, also with the title of Lord Curriehill, on 29 October 1874, and died on 5 November 1881, aged 54.[2] Their son Theodore became Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1908.
Recognition
A large stained glass window was added in
References
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1810-11
- ^ a b c d Lee, Sidney, ed. (1893). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office directory 1820-21
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1846-7
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1893). "Marshall, John (1794-1868)". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co.