Background
Gest, John Marshall was born on March 17, 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Barnard and Elizabeth Ann (Purves) Gest.
Gest, John Marshall was born on March 17, 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Barnard and Elizabeth Ann (Purves) Gest.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1879, A.M., Bachelor of Laws, 1882, Doctor of Laws, 1930.
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1882. Practiced in Philadelphia, 1882-1911. Judge of Orphans’ Court, Philadelphia, 3 terms, 1911-1941.
Vice-provost Law Academy, 1911, provost, 1932. Trustee Free Library of Philadelphia. Trustee University of Pennsylvania, 1919-1927, Presbyterian Hospital, 1896-1916.
Chairman commission to codify and revise the law of decedents’ estates, 1915-1917. The commission reported 7 acts which were adopted by the legislature and approved by the governor, June 7, 1917.
Married Emily Judson Baugh, April. Children: Sydney Grier, Margaret Ralston.