Thomas Francis Marshall (June 7, 1801 – September 22, 1864) was a politician and lawyer from Kentucky.

[1] Marshall attended the convention that drafted the 1830 Constitution of Virginia to observe the debate among the delegates, which included his uncle John Marshall, John Randolph, James Madison, and James Monroe.

[2] Embarrassed by the loss, he returned to Woodford County and was elected twice more to the state legislature, serving from 1838 to 1839.

[2] After publicly differing with Henry Clay on the issues of renewing the charter of the Second Bank of the United States and the annexation of Texas, he considered it futile to run for re-election in Clay's home district and declined to seek renomination to his seat in Congress.

[1] He devoted the latter years of his life to the study of geology and history, and lectured in the northern and eastern United States.

[1] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress