Marshall, Thomas Riley

Marshall, Thomas Riley, a Vice President of the United States; born in North Manchester, Wabash County, Ind., March 14, 1854; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind., in 1873; studied law; wasadmitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice in Columbia City, Ind.; Governor of Indiana 1909-1913; choice of the Indiana delegation for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1912; elected, as a Democrat, Vice President of the United States on the ticket with Woodrow Wilson and qualified on March 4, 1913; reelected in 1916 and served until March 3, 1921; resumed the practice of law and literary work in Indianapolis, Ind.; member of the Federal Coal Commission in 1922 and 1923; died in Washington, D.C., June 1, 1925; interment in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.