William E. Marshall (poet)

William E. Marshall (April 1, 1859 - 1923) was a Canadian poet and lawyer.

Life
Marshall was born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, the son of Adelaide Amelia Allison and James Noble Shannon Marshall. He went to the County Academy and then to Mount Allison College Academy. He entered his father's law office in 1876, and was admitted to the bar in 1881. In 1891 he became Reigistrar of Deeds in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.

In 1883 Marshall married Margaret Jane Bingay Campbell. The couple had one son and one daughter.

Marshall published his one book of poetry, Verses, locally in 1909. In 1914 his poem "Brookfield" was published in the University Magazine, bringing him national attention.