Orsamus H. Marshall

Orsamus H. Marshall
2nd Chancellor of the
University of Buffalo
In office
1874–1884
Preceded byMillard Fillmore
Succeeded byE. Carleton Sprague
Personal details
Born
Orsamus Holmes Marshall

(1813-02-01)February 1, 1813
Franklin, Connecticut
DiedJuly 9, 1884(1884-07-09) (aged 71)
Buffalo, New York
Alma materUnion College
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Orsamus Holmes Marshall (1813–1884) was an American lawyer, educator and historian.

Biography

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  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.

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