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The '''Knights and Ladies of Marshall''' is a West African and London [[Roman Catholic]] male and female [[fraternal society]], founded {{Start date and age|18 November 1926}}.  Named after Sir James Marshall, the Knights of Marshall has been a member of the [[International Alliance of Catholic Knights]] (IACK) since 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://IACK.org/about-us/|title=About us – International Alliance of Catholic Knights|website=IACK.org|publisher=[[International Alliance of Catholic Knights]]|access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref>  Inspired by the [[Knights of Columbus]], the Knights of Marshall took [[James Marshall (colonial judge)|Sir James Marshall]], a Scotsman and a Catholic layperson as their patron.<ref name=Marshallan>{{Cite web|url=https://Marshallan.org/knights-of-masrhall/|title=Knights of Marshall – Knights and Ladies of Marshall|website=Marshallan.org|publisher=Knights and Ladies of Marshall|access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref>

Membership of the Knights of Marshall is open to "any literate and practicing Catholic or communicant and between the ages of 18 and 60 years . . . of good character not convicted by any court of competent jurisdiction for an offence involving dishonest or moral turpitude".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://Marshallan.org/join-us/|title=Join us – Knights and Ladies of Marshall|website=Marshallan.org|publisher=Knights and Ladies of Marshall|access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref>  Current membership extends to many countries of [[West Africa]], along with [[London]], England.  {{As of|2021}}, the Knights of Marshall is organised into 146 groups, known as Councils, and can be found throughout [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Liberia]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Cote d’Ivoire]], and England the United Kingdom.<ref name=Marshallan/>

The Knights of Marshall are also members of Unum Omnes, the [[International Council of Catholic Men]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.Unum-Omnes.org/minutes/|title=Members – Unum Omnes|website=www.Unum-Omnes.org|publisher=Unum Omnes|access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://Marshallan.org Marshallan.org] — official website of the Knights of Marshall
{{International Alliance of Catholic Knights}}
{{Catholic laity}}
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[[Category:Organizations established in 1925]]
[[Category:History of Catholicism in Africa]]
[[Category:Catholicism in Africa]]
[[Category:Christian organizations based in Africa]]
[[Category:International Alliance of Catholic Knights]]

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