About William Marshall
William Marshall was born in 1745 in Sinnington, in North Yorkshire, England. He was the younger son of William and Alice, yeoman farmers.
Life and work
William was an agriculturalist and land agent who practised, and wrote about, agricultural improvement. From 1784 he became involved in landscape gardening, and in 1775 published a book, Planting and Ornamental Gardening.
William died in 1818 in Pickering, North Yorkshire.
References
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/18155, accessed 29 April 2008
Other links
Find a Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106927435/william-marshall