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7 Years Ago

Marshall Named Loudoun's First Millennium Honoree

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in 2000 recognized General George C. Marshall as the first in a series of Millennium Honorees. A resident of Leesburg from 1941 to 1959, Marshall served the United States as Chief of Staff of the Army (1939-1945), Secretary of State (1947-1949), and Secretary of Defense during the Korean War (1950-1951). He also was the author of what became known as the Marshall Plan, a program of economic assistance for Europe in the aftermath of World War II, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Marshall was the first of 14 Millennium Honorees recognized in 2000. The county's Millennium Committee chose the honorees, selecting Loudoun County citizens who made significant contributions, exhibited strength of character, or demonstrated commitment to the higher ideals of life.

The other honorees were: Governor Westmoreland Davis; journalist Russell Baker; poet Henry Taylor; educators Margaret Mercer and Anna Beavers; civic leaders B. Powell and Agnes Harrison, Katherine "Kitty" Boyd and Vinton L. Pickens; wartime Circuit Court Clerks Charles Binns and George K. Fox Jr.; philanthropist Irwin Uran; and the volunteers of the county's Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.

This is one of a series of weekly releases from the Loudoun County Office of Public Information highlighting landmark events in the Loudoun County government during its 250-year history.


Sources:

George C. Marshall International Center
Loudoun Times-Mirror
Loudoun County Public Information Office
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors meeting minutes

Image of George C. Marshall: Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, photograph by Harry Warnecke