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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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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
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surface form:
U.S. federal government
|
| filedLawsuitAgainst | James Madison ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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surface form:
Georgetown, District of Columbia
|
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