John Henry Marsalis (May 9, 1904 – June 26, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Colorado from 1949 to 1951.

[1][2] He graduated from Colorado Springs High School in 1923[2] and enrolled as a student at the University of Mississippi in 1925 and 1926.

[1] He was admitted to the bar on March 14, 1935, and commenced the practice of law in Pueblo, Colorado.

[1] He entered the United States Army on May 11, 1942, assigned to the Weather Squadron, United States Army Air Forces, and was discharged on June 16, 1945.

He assumed his duties upon release from Army and served until December 1948.