Born September 24, 1755. Died July 6, 1835 at age 79.
John Marshall (born September 24, 1755; died July 6, 1835) was an American statesman, jurist, and Founding Father who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. He remains the longest-serving chief justice and is widely regarded as one of the most influential justices in U.S. history.
Marshall wrote the opinion establishing judicial review in Marbury v. Madison and led the Court in decisions affirming federal supremacy, including McCulloch v. Maryland and Dartmouth College v. Woodward. He also served briefly as U.S. secretary of state and as a U.S. representative from Virginia, holding offices in all three branches of government.
Born September 24, 1931. Died February 3, 2013 at age 81.
Born on this day in 1931, Cardiss Collins served in the U.S. House from 1973 to 1997; she was the fourth African-American woman in Congress and died in 2013.
Born September 24, 1829. Died October 23, 1885 at age 56.
Charles Shannon West (born 1829) was a Texas state representative, Texas Secretary of State, and Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court; he died in 1885.
Christopher L. Eisgruber (born 1961) is the 20th president of Princeton University and a constitutional law scholar focused on church–state issues and judicial appointments.
Born September 24, 1969. Died April 4, 2003 at age 33.
Paul Ray Smith (born 1969) was a U.S. Army soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the 2003 invasion of Iraq; he was killed in action in 2003.
