Once there were two brothers: one ran away to sea, the other was elected Vice-President-and nothing was ever heard from either of them again.

Thomas Riley Marshallwas an American politician who served as the 28th vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson. A prominent lawyer in Indiana, he became an active and well known member of the Democratic Party by stumping across the state for other candidates and organizing party rallies that later helped him win election as the 27th governor of Indiana.