to authority and primacy of society over the individual before we point the accusing finger at those who believe that respect for the individual is the basis of human civilisation", he said. From 1978 to 1993, Marshall served as Singapore's Ambassador to France, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland. As an ambassador, Marshall always defended Singapore's interests, despite his differences with Lee Kuan Yew's government. He retired from the diplomatic corps in 1993. Personal life Marshall married Jean Mary Gray in 1961. Jean was born on 13 April 1926 in Kent, South East England, she came to Malaya in 1953 to take up a post with the Red Cross as a medical social worker. They had four children and six grandchildren. Jean Marshall died in Singapore on 29 March 2021, two weeks before her 95th birthday. Death Marshall died in 1995 of lung cancer. Legacy In 2011, the Marshall estate donated a bust of Marshall created by Hungarian sculptor Peter Lambda to the Singapore Management University (SMU) School of Law's moot court, which is named after Marshall. His widow Jean expressed the hope that the tribute would inspire all law students at SMU to pursue the qualities of passion, diligence, courage and integrity that had distinguished her late husband's remarkable achievements. See also History of the Jews in Singapore References External links 1908 births 1995 deaths 20th-century Singaporean lawyers Alumni of the University of London Ambassadors of Singapore to France Ambassadors of Singapore to Portugal Ambassadors of Singapore to Spain Ambassadors of Singapore to Switzerland Deaths from cancer in Singapore Deaths from lung cancer Jewish Singaporean politicians Jewish socialists Labour Front politicians Members of the Middle Temple Members of the Parliament of Singapore Raffles Institution alumni Saint Andrew's School, Singapore alumni Singaporean Jews Singaporean people of Iraqi-Jewish descent Workers' Party (Singapore) politicians Malaysian people of Iraqi-Jewish descent Malaysian Jews Jewish prime ministers 20th-century Singaporean politicians Asian Sephardi Jews