Alfred Marshall (Maine)
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Alfred Marshall was a United States Representative from Maine
. He was born in New Hampshire
about 1797. Marshall married Lydia Brackett on December 21, 1824, they had three children Isabelle Isaphene Marshall, Jacob Smith Marshall, and John Brackett Marshall.
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 1846-1849. 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.
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. He was born in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
about 1797. Marshall married Lydia Brackett on December 21, 1824, they had three children Isabelle Isaphene Marshall, Jacob Smith Marshall, and John Brackett Marshall.
He was elected a member of the Maine House of Representatives
Maine House of Representatives
The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state. Each voting member of the House represents around 8,450 citizens of the state...
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
Belfast, Maine
Belfast is a city in Waldo County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,668. Located at the mouth of the Passagassawakeag River on Penobscot Bay, Belfast is the county seat of Waldo County...
from 1846-1849. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and the hotel business. He died in China
China, Maine
China is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,106 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
, Kennebec County
Kennebec County, Maine
Kennebec County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 122,151. Its county seat is Augusta. The center of population of Maine is located in Kennebec County, in the city of Augusta....
on October 2, 1868. He is interred in Village Cemetery.