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tice of law. lie was successfully estab- lished in practice independently until July I. 1909. when he formed a co-partnership with the late John A\'. Woods, which con- tinued uninterruptedly until the death of the latter in December, 1912, and not long after- ward. Mr. AlcXulty became a member of the law firm of Kime, Fox & ]\IcXulty, which is acknowledged as one of the leading law firms of southwestern Virginia, with a large state and Federal court practice.

Mr. ]\lcXulty has devoted himself to the welfare of the community, and has spared neither his time nor talents in serving its best interests. This spirit was recognized by his fellow citizens by election to mem- bership in the city council in 1910, an office he is still holding, and because of his legal ability, he has been selected as the leader of that honorable body. He is a member of the Roanoke and State Bar Associations, and retains his Phi Kappa Sigma member- ship and all his interests as an alumnus of the Washington and Lee University. His fra- ternal membership is as follows : Lakeland Lodge, Xo. 190, Free and Accepted ]\Iasons ; Bayard Commandery, Xo. 15, Knights Tem- plar ; Murray Chapter, Xo. 22, Royal Arch Masons ; Acca Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Xobles of the Alystic Shrine, of Rich- mond, Virginia ; Osceola Lodge, Knights of Pythias.

Mr. McXulty married, in 1906, Anna Ay- lette, a daughter of the Hon. William A. Anderson, of Lexington, and they have chil- dren : Frances Wilson, Anne Aylette, Wil- liam Anderson and Charles See Jr. Mr. McXulty has been true and faithful in the public office he has been called upon to fill, honorable in his legal practice, and cordial and kindly in social circles. He has won the respect of all and has a large circle of friends.

Captain Richard Coke Marshall, Jr., of

the United States Coast Artillery, is a de- scendant of Chief Justice John Marshall, of the United States Supreme Court during Washington's administration, and preserves the military qualities of the family, which have been handed down through several generations, as well as the standards of up- right character and moral worth, which have distinguished this noted Virginia family. VIA— 20

(V) Chief Justice John Marshall, born 1755. was a son of Colonel Thomas Marshall, of the fourth generation' in America. An extended sketch of his life is a feature of this work. He died July 6, 1835. He mar- ried, January 3, 1783, Mary Willis Ambler, born March 17, 1765, died December 25, 1831. Their children were: i. Thomas, mentioned below. 2. Dr. Jacquelin Ambler, who resided at "Prospect Hill," Fauquier county, \'irginia. 3. Mary, married Jacque- lin Burwell Harvie, and lived in Richmond. 4. John, resided at "Mt. Blanc," Fauquier county. 5. James Keith, lived at "Leeds," Fauquier county. 6. Edward Carrington, died at Linis, Fauquier county.

( \*I ) Thomas Marshall, son of Chief Jus- tice John Marshall, was born July 21, 1784, in Richmond, and died in Baltimore, June 29, 1835. He early exhibited much literary talent, and wrote a very creditable poem upon the death of George Washington, be- ing then in his sixteenth year. He gradu- ated at Princeton College at the age of nine- teen years, with the degree of A. M., and afterwards studied law and engaged in prac- tice at Richmond. Declining health caused him to abandon law, and he retired to the ancestral estate at "Oakhill," and engaged in farming. The lands had become largely exhausted, and he adopted a system of fer- tilization which restored their productivity. With a fine taste, he enjoyed good literature and was an art connoisseur. He was a mem- ber of the constitutional convention of 1829, presided over by his father. An ardent Episcopalian, he contributed to the pros- perity of the church in Virginia. While on the way to visit the deathbed of his aged father, he sought shelter from a severe thun- derstorm under a staging erected for making repairs on the court house at Balti- more. The building was struck by a bolt of lightning, which dislodged a brick, and yir. Marshall's skull was fractured in its fall, causing his death. He married, Octo- ber 19, 1809, Margaret W. Lewis, born 1792, at Wyanoke, Charles City county, died Feb- ruary 2, 1829, at Oakhill, daughter of Field- ing and Agnes (Flarwood) Lewis, and granddaughter of John and Elizabeth (Warner) Lewis. Children: i. John, resided at Oakhill most of his life, and was repre- sentative in the state legislature. 2. Agnes, married General Alexander G. Taliaferro of