Alfred Marshall (c. 1797 – October 2, 1868) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in New Hampshire about 1797. Marshall married Lydia Brackett on December 21, 1824, and they had three children Isabelle Isaphene Marshall, Jacob Smith Marshall, and John Brackett Marshall.[4]
Alfred Marshall | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Leonard Jarvis, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Hannibal Hamlin |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| In office 1827–1828 | |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| In office 1834–1835 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1797 New Hampshire |
| Died | October 2, 1868 (aged 70–71) China, Maine |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lydia Brackett.[1] |
| Children | Isabelle Isaphene Marshall, b. March 9, 1826; d. October 9, 1863.[2] Jacob Smith Marshall, b. May 26, 1828; d. August 21, 1860. John Brackett Marshall, b. December 3, 1831; d. August 11, 1841.[3] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Maine State Militia |
| Rank | General |
He was elected a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1827, 1828, 1834, and 1835 and served as a general in the Maine State militia.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843). After his return to Maine, he became a collector at Belfast from 1846 to 1849. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and the hotel business. He died in China, Kennebec County on October 2, 1868. He is interred in Village Cemetery.
Notes
edit- ^ Brackett, Herbert Ierson (1907), Brackett genealogy: descendants of Anthony Brackett of Portsmouth and Captain Richard Brackett of Braintree, Washington, D.C.: H. I. Brackett, pp. 320–321
- ^ Brackett, Herbert Ierson (1907), Brackett genealogy: descendants of Anthony Brackett of Portsmouth and Captain Richard Brackett of Braintree, Washington, D.C.: H. I. Brackett, p. 321
- ^ Brackett, Herbert Ierson (1907), Brackett genealogy: descendants of Anthony Brackett of Portsmouth and Captain Richard Brackett of Braintree, Washington, D.C.: H. I. Brackett, p. 322
- ^ Brackett, Herbert Ierson (1907), Brackett genealogy: descendants of Anthony Brackett of Portsmouth and Captain Richard Brackett of Braintree, Washington, D.C.: H. I. Brackett, pp. 320–322
References
edit- United States Congress. "Alfred Marshall (id: M000150)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.