Jim Marshall (Georgia politician)

Jim Marshall
President of the United States Institute of Peace
In office September 2012 – January 2014
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Richard H. Solomon
Succeeded by	Kristin Lord (acting)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Saxby Chambliss (Redistricting)
Succeeded by	Austin Scott
Constituency	3rd district (2003–2007) 8th district (2007–2011)
Mayor of Macon, Georgia
In office 1995 – December 14, 1999
Preceded by	Tommy Olmstead
Succeeded by	Jack Ellis
Personal details
Born	James Creel Marshall (1948-03-31) March 31, 1948 (age 76) Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Camille Hope
Children	2
Residence	Macon, Georgia
Education	Princeton University (A.B.) Boston University (J.D.)
Occupation	Attorney
Awards	Bronze Star (2) Purple Heart
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1968–1970
Unit	Rangers
Battles/wars	Vietnam War

James Creel Marshall (born March 31, 1948) is an American attorney who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011. Marshall, a Democrat from Georgia, represented a district based in Macon that also included much of rural Central Georgia. His district was numbered the 3rd district from 2003 to 2007 and the 8th district from 2007 to 2011.

Marshall served as president of the United States Institute of Peace from September 2012 to January 2014.^[1] In 2013, British Advocacy organization Action on Armed Violence listed Marshall as one of the 100 more influential people in the world for armed violence reduction.^[2]