# Samuel Taylor Marshall > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Samuel_Taylor_Marshall > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Samuel_Taylor_Marshall.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Taylor_Marshall > Source revision: 1303788540 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Samuel Taylor Marshall** (February 6, 1812 – June 13, 1895) was an American attorney, government official, and fraternity founder. He was one of the founders of [Beta Theta Pi](/source/Beta_Theta_Pi), a college fraternity founded at [Miami University](/source/Miami_University) in 1839. Marshall served as the [sergeant-at-arms](/source/Serjeant-at-arms) of the [Iowa legislature](/source/Iowa_General_Assembly). ## Early life Marshall was born February 6, 1812, in [Oxford, Ohio](/source/Oxford,_Ohio).[1] His parents were Mary Hueston and Gilbert Marshall, a farmer.[2] He was one of ten children and completed his primary education in local county schools.[2] Marshall attended [Miami University](/source/Miami_University), graduating with an A.B. degree in 1840.[3][4] While at Miami, he was one of the eight founders of [Beta Theta Pi](/source/Beta_Theta_Pi) fraternity.[3][5][6] He wrote the fraternity's constitution and its by-laws.[4][6][2] Initially, the group operated sub rose because of faculty objections to Greek letter organizations.[7] However, once Marshall had recruited ten members, they wore a fraternity pin in public.[7] As the oldest member of the fraternity, he was regarded as its "father".[3][4][6] Marshall joined the Patriots and fought in the [Patriot War](/source/Patriot_War) as a Lieutenant Colonel.[2][1] He was captured by the Canadians and imprisoned from July 1841 to February 1842.[2][1] When he was captured, he ate the official documents in his possession, rather than letting them be seen by the Canadians.[1][2] He was found guilty of invasion and was sentenced to transportation to [Van Diemen's Land](/source/Van_Diemen's_Land), now [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania), but managed to elude deportation until he was released.[4][1][6][2] After his release, Marshall studied law with Timonty Walker in [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati).[2] He then continued his law studies in [LaFayette, Indiana](/source/Lafayette,_Indiana) and with Pettit & Orth.[2] ## Career Marshall moved to [Lee County, Iowa](/source/Lee_County,_Iowa) in December 1842 and began practicing law in [West Point](/source/West_Point,_Iowa).[2] The governor appointed Marshall as a [notary public](/source/Notary_public_(United_States)) for Lee County in 1844.[8] In 1847, Marshall moved his practice to [Keokuk, Iowa](/source/Keokuk,_Iowa) where he became a prominent attorney.[2][4][5] He served as the [sergeant-at-arms](/source/Serjeant-at-arms) of the [Iowa legislature](/source/Iowa_General_Assembly) from 1846 to 1848.[3] Marshall was an editor of the *Nip and Tuck*, a daily newspaper in Keokuk.[1][2] ## Honors Marshall was the guest of honor for the Beta Theta Pi Founders' Day celebration on May 24, 1895.[9][10] In 1898, the fraternity erected a memorial to Marshall and its other founders at Miami University.[11] Beta Theta Pi named its Samuel Tayor Marshall Memorial Scholarship in his honor.[12] ## Personal life Marshall married Louisa Davis Patterson, a native of Kentucky, in West Point on February 26, 1846.[2] She was the daughter of Col. William Patterson who was a member of Iowa's first territorial legislature and was the mayor and postmaster of Keokuk.[2][1] The couple had ten children, including Robert M. Marshall, W. P. Marshall, A. Tom Marshall, [Sabret T. Mashall](/source/Sabret_T._Mashall), C. H. Marshall, Maude M. Marshall, and Sabet T. Marshall.[2] Tom practice law with his father and Robert became the county attorney of Lee County.[2] Sabret studied law under his father and brother and became a lawyer and member of the Iowa legislature.[1][2] In October 1945, Marshall was a member of the Anti-Morman League in Lee County; he served on a committee to select candidates for office.[13] He was also a member of the Masons.[2] On June 13, 1895, Marshall died of heart problems in Keokuk at the age of 85 years.[4][5][6] He was buried in the Oakland Cemetery in Keokuk. Beta Theta Pi held a memorial service for Marshall at its annual convention in Chicago on July 26, 1895.[14] His daughter, Maude, bequeathed $5,000 ($ in today's money) to the Miami University chapter of Beta Theta Pi in 1955.[15] ## See also - [List of Beta Theta Pi members](/source/List_of_Beta_Theta_Pi_members) ## References 1. ["Sabet T. Marshall Died Sunday"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-gate-city-sabet-t-marshall-di/143006215/). *The Daily Gate City*. 1914-09-21. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-03-09. – via Newspapers.com. 1. *[Biographical Review of Lee County, Iowa](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/biographicalrevi00hob/biographicalrevi00hob.pdf)*. Chicago: Hobart Publishing Company, 1905. pp. 174-176. via Library of Congress. 1. Brown, James T., ed., *Catalogue of Beta Theta Pi*, New York: 1917. 1. ["Samuel Taylor Marshall"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat-samuel-taylor-m/143004270/). *St. Louis Globe-Democrat*. 1895-06-14. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-03-09. – via Newspaper.com. 1. ["Samuel Taylor Marshall"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-obituary-for-samuel-tayl/143004667/). *Chicago Tribune*. 1895-06-14. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-03-09. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Founder of Delta Theta Phi. Death of Samuel Taylor Marshall"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-founder-of-delta-t/143008475/). *The Indianapolis News*. 1895-06-14. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-03-09. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Beta Theta Pi Born Sub Rosa"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-beta-theta-pi-bo/143005737/). *Asheville Citizen-Times*. 1933-03-26. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-03-09. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Appointments by the Governor"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/muscatine-journal-appointments-by-the-go/143009612/). *Muscatine Journal*. 1844-02-23. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-03-09. – via Newspapers. 1. ["Founders' Day"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-founers-day/143007314/). *The Cincinnati Enquirer*. 1895-05-25. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-03-09. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Founders of Beta Theta Pi"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/minneapolis-daily-times-founders-of-beta/143007681/). *Minneapolis Daily Times*. 1895-05-25. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-03-09. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Memorial to be Erected"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-memorial-to-be-erected/143009163/). *The Marion Star*. 1898-07-21. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-03-09. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Daniel Fletcher"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbia-daily-tribune-daniel-fletcher/143004895/). *Columbia Daily Tribune*. 2005-10-02. p. 39. Retrieved 2024-03-09. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Anti-Mormon Meeting in Lee Co"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-hawk-eye-anti-mormon-meet/143012034/). *The Burlington Hawk-Eye*. 1845-10-23. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-03-09. – via Newspaper.com. 1. ["Closing Sessions of Beta Theta Pi."](https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-closing-sessions-of-beta/143008789/). *Chicago Tribune*. 1895-07-27. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-03-09. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Leaves Fraternity $5,000"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/lancaster-eagle-gazette-leaves-fraternit/143005260/). *Lancaster Eagle-Gazette*. 1955-02-24. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-03-09. – via Newspapers.com. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Samuel Taylor Marshall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Taylor_Marshall) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Taylor_Marshall?action=history)). 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