ROBERT FORSYTH

Order a Wreath

Rank: Marshal
Panel: 36-W: 1
Department: U.S. Marshals Service
End of Watch: January 11, 1794
Cause: Gunfire
Age: 40
Years of Service: 5

Description: Marshal Forsyth was the first U.S. Marshal to be killed in the line of duty. Marshal Forsyth was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant in Augusta, Georgia.