Isaac Marston (January 2, 1839 – October 31, 1891) was an American jurist and politician.
Born in Poyntzpass, County Armagh, Ireland, Marston emigrated to the United States and worked on a farm in Pontiac, Michigan with an uncle. In 1861, he graduated from University of Michigan Law School and practiced law in Ithaca, Michigan. In 1872, Marston won a special election as a Liberal Republican to serve the expired term of William R. Bates in the Michigan House of Representatives.[1] He represented Bay County in the state House.[2] Then, in 1874, Marston served as Michigan Attorney General. From 1875 to 1883, Marston served on the Michigan Supreme Court and was chief justice. He then practiced law in Detroit, Michigan. Marston died at his Riverside Farm near Bay City, Michigan.[3][4][5][6]
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[edit]- ^ "General Items". Detroit Free Press. 8 March 1872. p. 1. Retrieved 22 October 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Legislator Details - Isaac Marston". Library of Michigan. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society-Isaac Marston
- ^ 'Death of a Michigan Jurist,' Rochester Daily Republican (Indiana), November 2, 1891, pg. 1
- ^ 'The Green Bag,' Horace W. Fuller-editor, vol. II, Boston Book Company, Boston, Massachusetts: 1890, Biographical Sketch of Isaac Marston, pg. 392-294
- ^ 'Michigan Legislative Manual and Official Directory 1897-1898,' Michigan Secretary of State, 1897, pg. 276, 319, 334
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