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Thomas Riley Marshall 1854-1925, U.S. Vice President (1913-21), b. North Manchester, Ind. A lawyer in Columbia City, Ind., he was Democratic governor of the state (1909-13) and sponsored much labor and social legislation before being elected Vice President on the ticket with Woodrow Wilson. His was the expression "What this country needs is a really good five-cent cigar."

Bibliography: See his recollections (1925).

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