MARSHALL, THOMAS RILEY


Meaning of MARSHALL, THOMAS RILEY in English

born March 14, 1854, North Manchester, Ind., U.S.

died June 1, 1925, Washington, D.C.

U.S. politician.

As governor of Indiana (1909–13) he sponsored a broad program of social legislation. In 1912 he was elected vice president on a ticket with Woodrow Wilson . He became the first vice president in nearly 100 years to serve two terms (1913–21). When Wilson suffered a stroke that partially paralyzed him in 1919, Marshall refused to assume the powers of the presidency without a congressional resolution and written requests from first lady Edith Wilson and the president's doctor. A popular public official, he was heard to remark during a tedious debate, "What this country needs is a really good five-cent cigar."

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