David Marshall (Singaporean politician)
| David Saul Marshall | |
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| 1st Chief Minister of Singapore | |
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In office 6 April 1955 – 7 June 1956 |
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| Governor | Sir John Fearns Nicoll (1952–55) Sir William Goode (1955) Sir Robert Brown Black (1955–57) |
| Preceded by | Newly Created |
| Succeeded by | Lim Yew Hock |
| Member of Legislative Assembly for Cairnhill | |
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In office 2 April 1955 – 29 April 1957 |
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| Preceded by | New Seat |
| Succeeded by | Soh Ghee Soon |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Anson | |
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In office 15 July 1961 – 3 September 1963 |
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| Preceded by | Mohammed Baharuddin Ariff |
| Succeeded by | Govindaswamy Perumal |
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| Born | 12 March 1908 Straits Settlements (Singapore) |
| Died | 12 December 1995 (aged 87) Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party |
Labour Front (1954–1957) Workers' Party of Singapore (1957–1963) Independent (1963–1995) |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Mary Gray |
| Children | Jonathan Mark Ruth Ann Sarah Farha Joanna Tamar |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Profession | Politician and diplomat |
| Religion | Judaism |
David Saul Marshall (12 March 1908 – 12 December 1995) was a Singaporean politician and lawyer who served as Singapore's first Chief Minister from 1955 to 1956. He was the founder and president of the Workers' Party of Singapore (WP). Marshall was instrumental in the negotiations that led to the independence of Malaya.
Marshall was born in Singapore in 1908, into a Baghdadi Jewish family. His family name was originally Mashal, which was laster anglicised as Marshall. He had at least six siblings.
Marshall was educated at Saint Joseph's Institution, Saint Andrew's School, Raffles Institution and the University of London.
He reportedly became interested in politics and the Singapore independence movement at an early age.
After graduating from the University of London, Marshall was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple, London in 1937 and returned to Singapore to commence a legal career.
In 1938, following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Marshall volunteered for military service with a British reserve unit, the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force. He was assigned to "B" Company, 1st Battalion (1SSVF) – a company composed mostly of continental European expatriates. He was detained briefly by military police after he objected the fact that he and other volunteers classified as "Asian" were paid at half the rate received by "European" members of the SSVF.
In February 1942, he saw action against the Imperial Japanese Army, in the Holland Road area, during the last few days of the Battle of Singapore. Marshall became a prisoner-of-war (POW) following the British surrender.
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