Peter Marshall

Presbyterian clergyman, born in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, C Scotland, UK. Educated at the mining college there, he served in the navy before being called to the ministry. He graduated from Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA, and served pastorates in the South before his appointment in 1937 to the historic New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC. In 1948 he became chaplain to the US Senate. Much in demand as a speaker, he also wrote Mr Jones, Meet the Master (1949), and after his premature death was the subject of a film, A Man Called Peter, based on his wife's biography of him.

Peter Marshall may refer to:

Peter Marshall (game show host) (born 1927), American singer and game show host; original host and "The Master" of The Hollywood Squares, 1966–1981 Peter Marshall (preacher) (1902–1949), Scottish-born American Presbyterian pastor; chaplain of the United States Senate Peter Marshall (squash player) (born 1971), English squash player Peter Marshall (swimmer) (born 1982), American swimmer Peter Marshall (UK broadcaster), British television announcer and game show host who hosted a version of Sale of the Century in the 1980s Peter Marshall (police officer), Commissioner of the City of London Police, 1977–1985 Peter Marshall (author), University lecturer in philosophy and literature, and author of several books.