David Marshall (Singaporean politician)

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David Saul Marshall (né Mashal; 12 March 1908 – 12 December 1995) was a Singaporean lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the first chief minister of Singapore from April 1955 to June 1956. He resigned after just over a year into his chief ministership after his delegation to London regarding negotiations for self-governance was rejected by the British. Born in colonial Singapore to Jewish parents, Marshall studied at Saint Andrew's Secondary School and Raffles Institution. He attended the University of London in 1934, returning to Singapore in 1937 to begin his law practice. In 1938, Marshall began volunteering with the Singapore Volunteer Corps. Following the surrender of Singapore, Marshall became a prisoner-of-war and was interned at Changi Prison before being sent to Japan. He returned to Singapore in 1946 after the Japanese's surrender, where he joined the newly created Progressive Party (PP) the following year. However, disputes with the PP and its leader C. C. Tan led to...

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