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John Marshall

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John Marshall

4th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court


Who was John Marshall?

John Marshall was the 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the 4th United States Secretary of State, and a congressman from Virginia. He was the longest serving Chief Justice whose court opinions helped shaped constitutional law and the U.S. legal system during its formative years.

Famous Kin

John Marshall is a direct descendant of Magna Carta Surities John FitzRobert and Hugh le Bigod. He has royal roots with a direct descent from King Edward I which gives him kinship to much of the royal family including King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana, and Catherine Middleton. He has a number of former U.S. Presidents as kin including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Harrison, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, William H. Taft, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, and Herbert Hoover.

John Marshall has a number of celebrities in his family tree, the most notable of which is his 4th great-granddaughter singer and songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter. Others include actress Olivia de Havilland, author Tennessee Williams, actor Randolph Scott, radio and TV host Dick Clark, filmmaker Guy Ritchie, actor Humphrey Bogart, actress Kyra Sedgwick, actor Steve McQueen, and many others. A few of his notable historical kin include, but is not limited to, General Robert E. Lee, evolutionist Charles Darwin, polar explorer Admiral Richard Byrd, explorer Meriwether Lewis, abolitionist John Brown, General George S. Patton, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and astronaut Alan Shepard.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for John Marshall

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Michael Lookinland

TV Actor

13th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir Thomas Mowbray

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Bob Moore

Co-Founder, Bob's Red Mill

12th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir Roger Wentworth

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Bob Moore

Co-Founder, Bob's Red Mill

13th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir John Howard

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Parker Stevenson

TV and Movie Actor

12th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir Ralph Neville

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Parker Stevenson

TV and Movie Actor

13th cousin 5 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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Humphrey Bogart

Movie Actor

16th cousin 4 times removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere

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Humphrey Bogart

Movie Actor

15th cousin 3 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan

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Paul Giamatti

TV and Movie Actor

15th cousin 4 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan

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A. Bartlett Giamatti

Major League Baseball Commissioner

15th cousin 3 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan

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John Davis Long

32nd Governor of Massachusetts

19th cousin 2 times removed
via Hugh de Kevelioc

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John Davis Long

32nd Governor of Massachusetts

21st cousin
via Bertrade de Montfort

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John Davis Long

32nd Governor of Massachusetts

21st cousin
via Maud de St. Hilary

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George Herbert

8th Earl of Carnarvon
Owner, Highclere Castle (aka Downton Abbey)

15th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir John Howard

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William Henry Moore

Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco

17th cousin 1 time removed
via William de Ros

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William Henry Moore

Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco

16th cousin 2 times removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere

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William Henry Moore

Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco

18th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir William Longespee

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William Henry Moore

Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco

18th cousin
via Sir Nicholas Audley

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William Henry Moore

Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco

15th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir John Howard

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

15th cousin 5 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

12th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir Ralph Neville

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

16th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir Geoffrey le Scrope

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

15th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir William de Bohun

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Penn Jillette

Magician

18th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Robert de Ros

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Penn Jillette

Magician

18th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Nicholas Audley

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Penn Jillette

Magician

15th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir John Howard

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