William R. Marshall Candidate

Born:	October 17, 1825 Columbia, Missouri Boone County United States
Resided:	St. Paul, Minnesota Ramsey County
Death:	January 8, 1896
Gender:	Man
Occupation:	Army general
Military Service:	7th Minnesota Infantry Regiment, Company K, Civil War (Brevet Brigadier General, 1862-1865).
Political Party:	Democrat; Republican; Prohibition
Offices Held:	Wisconsin State Assemblyman: La Pointe, St. Croix Counties (1848). Territorial Representative: HD 05 (1849-1850). St. Paul School Board member (1856-1857). Minnesota Governor (1866-1870). Minnesota Railroad Commissioner (1874-1882).
Notes:	Marshall served as a Democrat in the Wisconsin Assembly and as a Republican Governor and Railroad Commissioner of Minnesota. He was the Prohibition nominee for Railroad Commissioner in 1881 as an incumbent.
Sources:	Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, Serving the State: Wisconsin Legislators, 1848-2021. Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-65. Progressive Men of Minnesota: Biographical Sketches and Portraits of the Leaders in Business, edited by Marion D. Shutter, D.D. and J.S. McLain (1897, p. 494). The Mirror, january 16, 1896 (p. 2).

Painting of William R. Marshall
Minnesota Historical Society.

Number of state/federal offices sought	Number of campaigns	Number of winning campaigns
2	6	5

Date	Election	Stage	Party	Votes	Percent	Result
11/08/1881	Railroad Commissioner	General	Prohibition	753	0.73%	Lost
11/04/1879	Railroad Commissioner	General	Republican	60,651	56.95%	Won
11/06/1877	Railroad Commissioner	General	Republican	55,368	57.72%	Won
11/02/1875	Railroad Commissioner	General	Republican	45,044	54.66%	Won
11/05/1867	Governor	General	Republican	34,874	54.16%	Won
11/07/1865	Governor	General	Republican	17,318	55.58%	Won