Born in the city which is yet his home, November 20, 1869, his parents being Samuel Taylor and Louisa Davis (Patterson) Marshall. At the usual age he entered the public schools of Keokuk and passed through successful grades until he had become a high-school student. Determining to make the practice of law his life work he began reading with his father and brother, and in January, 1895, was admitted to the bar at Des Moines, passing an examination in open court before the Supreme Court of Iowa. Soon afterward he began practice in his native city, but he spent the years 1896-7-8 in Denver, Colorado, and El Paso, Texas, on account of the failure of his health. In 1898, however, he returned to Keokuk and resumed his law practice. He also became an active factor in political circles and in 1899 he was nominated on the Democratic ticket for the office of legislature. He was elected and served so capably during his first term that he was reelected. He was an active working member and though he did not seek to figure before the house in brilliant public debate he did effective service for his party and for his state in the committee rooms, being instrumental in securing the passage of a number of important bills. He belonged to the committees on judiciary, railroads and commerce, municipal corporations, compensation of public officers, buildings and loan, hospital for insane, woman's suffrage and rules. Sabret T. Marshall is accorded a position of leadership in political circles in his native county, and has also attained a creditable position as a member of the Lee County Bar, having gained a clientage.

Born in the city which is yet his home, November 20, 1869, his parents being Samuel Taylor and Louisa Davis (Patterson) Marshall. At the usual age he entered the public schools of Keokuk and passed through successful grades until he had become a high-school student. Determining to make the practice of law his life work he began reading with his father and brother, and in January, 1895, was admitted to the bar at Des Moines, passing an examination in open court before the Supreme Court of Iowa. Soon afterward he began practice in his native city, but he spent the years 1896-7-8 in Denver, Colorado, and El Paso, Texas, on account of the failure of his health. In 1898, however, he returned to Keokuk and resumed his law practice. He also became an active factor in political circles and in 1899 he was nominated on the Democratic ticket for the office of legislature. He was elected and served so capably during his first term that he was reelected. He was an active working member and though he did not seek to figure before the house in brilliant public debate he did effective service for his party and for his state in the committee rooms, being instrumental in securing the passage of a number of important bills. He belonged to the committees on judiciary, railroads and commerce, municipal corporations, compensation of public officers, buildings and loan, hospital for insane, woman's suffrage and rules. Sabret T. Marshall is accorded a position of leadership in political circles in his native county, and has also attained a creditable position as a member of the Lee County Bar, having gained a clientage.