Thomas R. Marshall

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Thomas Riley Marshall (March 14, 1854 – June 1, 1925) was the 28th vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson. A prominent lawyer in Indiana, he became an active and well-known member of the Democratic Party by stumping across the state for other candidates and organizing party rallies that later helped him win election as the 27th governor of Indiana. In office, he attempted to incorporate items from his progressive agenda into the Constitution of Indiana, but was blocked by the Indiana Supreme Court. Marshall's popularity as Indiana governor, and the state's status at the time as a critical swing state, helped him secure the Democratic vice presidential nomination on the ticket with Wilson in 1912, and they won the subsequent general election. An ideological rift developed between them during their first term leading Wilson to limit Marshall's influence in the administration. Marshall's brand of humor caused Wilson to move Marshall's office away...

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