Orsamus Holmes Marshall (1813–1884) was an American lawyer, educator and historian.
Orsamus H. Marshall | |
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| 2nd Chancellor of the University of Buffalo | |
| In office 1874–1884 | |
| Preceded by | Millard Fillmore |
| Succeeded by | E. Carleton Sprague |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Orsamus Holmes Marshall February 1, 1813 Franklin, Connecticut |
| Died | July 9, 1884 (aged 71) Buffalo, New York |
| Alma mater | Union College |
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Biography
editOrsamus H. Marshall was born in Franklin, Connecticut on February 1, 1813.[1] In 1831 he graduated from Union College. He then studied for the bar, to which he was admitted in 1834. That year, he opened a law office in Buffalo, NY which later became Phillips Lytle LLP.[2] He was one of the founders of the Buffalo Female Academy and of the Buffalo Historical Society.[1] 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).[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Brown, John Howard, ed. (1903). Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States. Vol. 5. James H. Lamb Company. p. 372. Retrieved July 30, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "About - New York History | Phillips Lytle LLP". www.phillipslytle.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2011.
- ^ Rines 1920.
- ^ "Death of Mr. Orsamus H. Marshall – A Biographical Sketch". The Buffalo Commercial. July 10, 1884. p. 3. Retrieved July 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
References
edit- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). . Encyclopedia Americana.
External links
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