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Most are named after John Marshall, except Kansas (Frank J. Marshall), Minnesota (William Rainey Marshall), Oklahoma (from a maiden name), and South Dakota (Marshall Vincent).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Most are named after John Marshall, except Kansas (Frank J. Marshall), Minnesota (William Rainey Marshall), Oklahoma (from a maiden name), and South Dakota (Marshall Vincent).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.