David Marshall, wearing his political uniform of white bush-jacket and grey trousers, with a hammer

David Saul Marshall (born March 12, 1908, Singapore – MATI December 12, 1995, Singapore) was the leader of the Singapore Labour Front and became the first Chief Minister of Singapore in 1955. Image File history File links David Saul Marshall (1908-1995), Singapore first Chief Minister in 1955, politician, successful criminal lawyer. ... Image File history File links David Saul Marshall (1908-1995), Singapore first Chief Minister in 1955, politician, successful criminal lawyer. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (72nd in leap years). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Labour Front is a political party in Singapore. ... A Chief Minister is the elected Head of Government of a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British overseas territory that has attained self-government. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born into an Orthodox Jewish family of Iraqi ancestry in Singapore, he became interested in politics and the independence movement at an early age. He was called to the Bar in 1937 after graduating from the University of London and the Middle Temple in Britain. He would later become the most successful criminal lawyer in Singapore, with a reputation that "Marshall never loses". Known for his sharp eloquence and imposing stances, he claimed that he had 99 acquittals out of 100 cases he defended for murder (during Singapore's period of using trial by jury). Ironically, in 1969 the leader of Singapore and political opponent Lee Kuan Yew abolished the jury system, using Marshall's reputation to illustrate its inadequacy. Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized in the Talmudic texts (The Oral Law) and as subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of London is a university based primarily in London. ... Part of Middle Temple c. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is 李 (Li). ...

In the Second World War, he joined the Singapore Volunteer Corps and was taken prisoner after the Fall of Singapore in 1942, working in coal mines of Hokkaidō, Japan before being released in 1945. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Singapore Volunteer Corps was a militia unit which was established in 1854 but was disbanded in 1887. ... The Battle of Singapore was a battle of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II, from January 30, 1942 – February 15, 1942. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Hokkaidō   (北海道, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo and Yesso, is the second largest island and largest prefecture of Japan. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

In Singapore's first Legislative Assembly election in April 1955, Marshall led the left-wing Labour Front to a narrow victory, and was able to form a minority government and become Chief Minister. He presided over a shaky government, receiving little cooperation from either the colonial authorities or the other local parties. In May 1955, the Hock Lee Bus Riots broke out, killing 4 people and seriously discrediting Marshall's government. In April 1956, he led a delegation to London to negotiate for complete self-rule, but the talks fell through due to British concerns about worker unrest and communist influence. After the failed meeting, Marshall resigned saying "I have failed in my Merdeka mission". Replacing him as Chief Minister was Lim Yew Hock, who would later take very tough action against the labour unions. A Legislative Assembly in some parts of the Commonwealth refers to a legislature, or a chamber of the legislature. ... There are currently two types of Elections in Singapore in Singapore: parliamentary; and (since 1993) presidential. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... The Labour Front is a political party in Singapore. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rioters throwing stones at police The Hock Lee bus riots occurred on May 12, 1955, in Singapore. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ... Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square. ... Lim Yew Hock the loser (1914-1984) was Singapore’s second Chief Minister from 1956 to 1959. ...

Marshall stayed on the backbenches, before quitting the ruling Labour Front party in 1957 and founding the Workers' Party of Singapore. He lost his seat in the 1959 general election, but was able to win a by-election in Anson in 1961. After losing his seat again in the 1963 elections, he returned to practise law but remained active in opposition politics until 1972, when J. B. Jeyaretnam became leader of the Workers' Party. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Workers Party logo The Workers Party of Singapore (abbrev: WP; Chinese: 新加坡工人党) is one of the largest opposition parties in Singapore, with 1 of the 84 elected seats in the current session of Parliament of Singapore. ... The 1959 Singapore legislative assembly general election was a general election held in Singapore on 30 May 1959 to choose the members of Singapores Legislative Assembly. ... Anson may refer to: Several places in the United States: Anson, Maine. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... The Singapore legislative assembly general election of 1963 were elections that took place in Singapore on 21 September 1963 following five days after the merger with Malaysia and therefore as an autonomous state of Malaysia. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (born 1926), usually J.B. Jeyaretnam and often abbreviated JBJ, is a Singaporean politician. ...

From 1978 to 1993, Marshall served as Singapore's Ambassador to France, Portugal and Switzerland. As Singapore's ambassador, Marshall always defended his country's interests, despite his differences with Lee Kuan Yew's government. He retired from the diplomatic corps in 1993. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is 李 (Li). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

He died in 1995 as a result of lung cancer. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lung cancer is the malignant transformation and expansion of lung tissue, and is the most lethal of all cancers worldwide, responsible for 1. ...

References

• Sim, Susan (Dec. 13, 1995). "David Marshall". Straits Times.

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External links

• Dharmendra Yadav interviews David Marshall