Orsamus H. Marshall

Orsamus Holmes Marshall (1813–1884) was an American lawyer, educator and historian.

Orsamus H. Marshall
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 (1813-02-01)February 1, 1813 Franklin, Connecticut
Died	July 9, 1884(1884-07-09) (aged 71) Buffalo, New York
Alma mater	Union College
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Biography

Orsamus 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]

He died at his home in Buffalo on July 9, 1884.^[1][4]

Notes

1. 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.
2. "About - New York History | Phillips Lytle LLP". www.phillipslytle.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2011.
3. Rines 1920.
4. "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

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Marshall, Orsamus Holmes" . Encyclopedia Americana.

External links

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