George C. Marshall

American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)

• Born: 1880-12-31 (Uniontown)
• Died: 1959-10-16 (Washington, D.C.)
• Country of citizenship: United States of America
• Occupation: American football player; diplomat; military officer; politician
• Military rank: General of the Army
• Military branch: United States Army
• Position held: Chief of Staff of the United States Army (period: 1939-09-01 through 1945-11-18); United States Ambassador to the Republic of China (1912-1949); United States Secretary of Defense (period: 1950-09-21 through 1951-09-12; replaced by: Robert Abercrombie Lovett; replaces: Louis A. Johnson); United States Secretary of State (period: 1947-01-21 through 1949-01-20; replaced by: Dean Acheson; replaces: James F. Byrnes; series ordinal: 50)
• Educated at: United States Army Command and General Staff College; Virginia Military Institute
• Spouse: Elizabeth Carter Coles Marshall; Katherine Boyce Tupper Brown Marshall
• VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/66479870
• ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000122811128
• WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79109883
• Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79109883