Background
Neil, Matt Marshall was born on January 26, 1849 in Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Newton F. and Virginia E. Neil.
Neil, Matt Marshall was born on January 26, 1849 in Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Newton F. and Virginia E. Neil.
Educated Washington and Lee University, 1867-1869. Taught school, 1869-1872. Student Lebanon (Tennessee) Law School, 1872.
Admitted to bar, 1873.
Practiced at Trenton, Tennessee, 1873-1895. Judge of Court of Chancery Appeals, 1895-1902. Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Tennessee, 1902-1918 (chief justice, February 17, 1913-September 1, 1918).
Member of law firm Jackson, Neil & McRee, Memphis, since 1918.
Member of law firm Jackson, Neil & McRee, Memphis, since 1918.
Married Eliza C. Green, February 17, 1874.