William Marshall (Canadian politician), Date of Birth
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About William Marshall (Canadian politician)
- William W.
- Marshall (born August 23, 1935) is a former lawyer, judge and politician in Newfoundland.
- He represented St.
- John's East in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1970 to 1986.The son of Walter Marshall and Gertrude Bolt, he was born in St.
- John's and was educated at Bishop Feild College, Memorial University, University of King's College and Dalhousie University.
- Marshall was called to the Newfoundland bar in 1958 and set up practice in St.
- John's.
- He married Joan Rooney.In 1968, he was named eastern vice-president for the Progressive Conservative party and president of the party association and became interim leader for the party in 1969.
- Marshall was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in a 1970 by-election.
- A vocal critic of Premier Joey Smallwood, he was once assaulted in the assembly by Smallwood's son William, also a member of the assembly.
- Marshall later served in the provincial cabinet as a minister without portfolio, president of the executive council and as minister responsible for energy negotiations.He was named to the Appeals division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in 1986.
- Marshall retired from the court in 2003.
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