William Marbury

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William Marbury was an American Federalist whose denied judicial commission led him to sue Secretary of State James Madison, resulting in the landmark Supreme Court case that established judicial review in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
Federalist
person
appointedBy John Adams
appointedPosition justice of the peace in the District of Columbia
appointmentDate 1801
associatedWith Supreme Court of the United States
judicial review in the United States
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1762
dateOfDeath 1835
employer United States government
surface form: U.S. federal government
filedLawsuitAgainst James Madison
followedBy Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
surface form: Jefferson administration
hasCauseOfNotability failure of his commission to be delivered by the Jefferson administration
hasGender male
hasHeritage American
hasLegacy central figure in the case that established judicial review in the United States
historicalEra Early Republic of the United States
influenced development of the doctrine of judicial review
languageSpoken English
legalAction petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus
legalCase Marbury v. Madison
legalCaseRole plaintiff
livedDuring presidency of John Adams
presidency of Thomas Jefferson
memberOfPoliticalParty Federalists
surface form: Federalist Party
mentionedIn opinion of Chief Justice John Marshall in Marbury v. Madison
name William Marbury self-link
notableEvent Marbury v. Madison
notableFor being the plaintiff in Marbury v. Madison
occupation businessman
politician
placeOfBirth Maryland
placeOfDeath Maryland
politicalAlignment pro-strong federal government
positionHeld justice of the peace for the District of Columbia
precededBy Presidency of John Adams
surface form: Adams administration
reasonForNotability his denied judicial commission led to a landmark Supreme Court case establishing judicial review
regionOfActivity District of Columbia
Maryland
relatedLegalDoctrine judicial review
relatedLegalSystem United States law
surface form: United States constitutional law
religion Protestantism
residence Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
surface form: Georgetown, District of Columbia

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William Marbury name William Marbury self-link
Marbury v. Madison plaintiff William Marbury