He won election to the House of Representatives in 1799 for his only term in that body.
He won election to the House of Representatives in 1799 for his only term in that body. Prior to that point he had been on a diplomatic mission to France which precipitated the XYZ affair. In 1800, John Adams appointed him Secretary of State, a position in which he would seal the judicial appointment of William Marbury. FTP name this American jurist who was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by Adams, and set the legal precedent of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison.
He won election to the House of Representatives in 1799 for his only term in that body.
John {Marshall}