Marshall McDonald
| Marshall McDonald | |
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Portrait of Marshall McDonald
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| United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries | |
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In office 1888–1895 |
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| President |
Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | George Brown Goode |
| Succeeded by | John J. Brice |
| Chief Assistant Commissioner of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries | |
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In office 1885–1888 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Marshall McDonald October 18, 1835 Romney, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States |
| Died | September 1, 1895 (aged 59) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., United States |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Eliza McCormick |
| Relations |
Angus McDonald (great-grandfather) Angus McDonald (grandfather) Angus William McDonald (father) Edward Allen Hitchcock McDonald (brother) |
| Children | Mary McDonald Rose Mortimer Ellzey McDonald Angus McDonald Nannie Frank McDonald |
| Parents |
Angus William McDonald Leacy Anne Naylor |
| Alma mater |
University of Virginia Virginia Military Institute |
| Occupation | Engineer, professor, geologist, mineralogist, pisciculturist, and fisheries scientist |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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| Allegiance |
 United States of America Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1861–1865 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 Major (CSA) |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Marshall McDonald (October 18, 1835 – September 1, 1895) was an American engineer, geologist, mineralogist, pisciculturist, and fisheries scientist. McDonald served as the commissioner of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries from 1888 until his death in 1895. He is best known for his inventions of a number of fish hatching apparatuses and a fish ladder that enabled salmon and other migrating fish species to ascend the rapids of watercourses resulting in an increased spawning ground. McDonald's administration of the U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries was notably free of scandal and furthered the "protection and culture" of fish species throughout the United States.
McDonald was born on October 18, 1835 to Angus William McDonald and his wife, Leacy Anne Naylor, in Romney, Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia). McDonald was the sixth child and fourth son of Angus and Leacy Anne McDonald. He was named for the Marshall family, many members of which were friends of his father. The McDonald's raised their nine children, consisting of five sons and four daughters, in a log dwelling in Romney owned by Leacy Anne's father, William Naylor. The structure, currently known as the Davis History House, remains standing at its original site at the corner of Main and Bolton Streets and serves as a museum mainted by the Hampshire County Public Library. McDonald's father was a prominent community leader in Romney and served on the board of trustees of Romney Academy, an academy that McDonald likely attended as well as its successor institution, the Romney Classical Institute. Following the death of his mother, McDonald's father sold the Naylor family's log dwelling in 1849 and moved to Hannibal, Missouri in the 1850s only to return to Virginia a few years later upon marrying his second wife, Cornelia Peake. McDonald and his family were still residing in Romney at the time of the 1850 United States Census. It is unknown whether McDonald and his siblings accompanied their father on his move to Missouri.
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