George Marston (October 15, 1821 – August 14, 1883), was an American lawyer who served in various political offices, including as the Attorney General of Massachusetts.[1]
George Marston | |
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| Massachusetts Attorney General[1] | |
| In office January 1879 – January 1883 | |
| Governor | Thomas Talbot John Davis Long |
| Preceded by | Charles R. Train |
| Succeeded by | Edgar J. Sherman |
| District Attorney for the Southern District[1] | |
| In office January 1860[1] – 1879[1] | |
| Judge of Probate of Barnstable County, Massachusetts[1] | |
| In office 1855[2] – July 1, 1858[1] | |
| Registrar of Probate of Barnstable County, Massachusetts[1] | |
| In office March 1853[1] – December 1854[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 15, 1821[1] Barnstable, Massachusetts[1] |
| Died | August 14, 1883 (aged 61) New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican[2] |
| Alma mater | Harvard Law School[1] |
| Profession | Attorney[1] |
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Early life
editMarston was born to Charles Marston in Barnstable, Massachusetts on October 15, 1821.[1]
Elected offices
editIn 1850 Marston was elected[2] the District Attorney for the Southern District, he also served as the Judge of Probate of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, and the Registrar of Probate of Barnstable County, Massachusetts.[1] In 1879[2] Marston was elected Attorney General of Massachusetts,[1] he was re elected in 1880 and 1881.[2]
Death
editMarston died in New Bedford, Massachusetts on August 14, 1883.[2]
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1883), History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J. W. Lewis & Company, p. 17
- ^ a b c d e f Simeon L. Deyo, ed. (1890), History of Barnstable County, Massachusetts: 1620-1637-1686-1890, New York, New York: H. W. Blake & Company, p. 209
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