Background
Marshallsay was born at Yeovil, Somerset, England, the son of Charles Marshallsay and received his education at Godalming, Surrey.
Marshallsay was born at Yeovil, Somerset, England, the son of Charles Marshallsay and received his education at Godalming, Surrey.
He also attended Battersea College (where he was a Queen"s scholar), Saltley College and a school of art in South Kensington, London.
He served on the 1st Council of the Northwest Territories for Broadview from 1885 to 1887. He then entered the teaching profession, but in 1868 would enter the revenue department, raising to be a divisional officer In this capacity he travelled around to England, Scotland and Wales.
Upon his arrival in Canada, he was one of the first settlers at Whitewood, Saskatchewan.
He served as a customs officer, and as a merchant and farmer. He was elected in 1885 to the Council of the North West Territories, and served until his death on November 5, 1887.
During his time on the council he compiled the North West Territories School Acting of 1885, and lobbied for a bridges to cross the Qu"Appelle River and Pipestone River. He also farmed in Qu"Appelle.
He died of typhoid fever at Regina in 1887.
1885 election.
Also a member of his local education board, he was appointed a justice of the peace in 1884.