Background
Marshall, Sylvan Mitchell was born on May 14, 1917 in New York City. Son of Louis H. and Kitty Markowitz.
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Marshall, Sylvan Mitchell was born on May 14, 1917 in New York City. Son of Louis H. and Kitty Markowitz.
Bachelor of Arts, City College of New York, 1938; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1941.
Member firm, Garey & Garey, New York City, 1946-1951;
special assistant to chief counsel, OPS, Washington, 1951-1953;
partner firm, Granik & Marshall, Washington, 1953-1958;
special deputy attorney general, New York State, 1946-1950;
private practice law, Washington, 1953-1992;
senior partner law firm, Marshall, Leon Weill & Mahony
counsel, Leon, Weill & Mahony, New York City, 1974-1984;
senior Washington partner, Marshall, Tenzer, Greenblatt, Fallon & Kaplan, 1984-1992. Washington counsel Diamond & Precious Stone Bourse, Idar-Oberstein, West Germany. Also foreign embassies.
Presidential ambassador to Inauguration of president of Mexico, 1976. Special counsel for international affairs to director Bowers Museum for Cultural Art, Santa Ana, California.
Honorary deputy police commissioner, New York City, 1950-1953, honorary consul, Finland. Served from Second lieutenant to lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1941-1946. Order of Crown (Thailand).
Order Strong Right Arm of Kingdom of Gurkhas (Nepal). Order of Republic (Tunisia), Order of the White Elephant (Thailand). Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Mara Byron, February 11, 1951. Children: Douglas Wayne, Bradley Ross.