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James M. Marvin

American politician (1809–1901)

Field	Value
name	James M. Marvin
image	James Marvin Photo.jpg
state	New York
district
term_start	March 4, 1863
term_end	March 3, 1869
predecessor	Chauncey Vibbard
successor	Stephen Sanford
office2	Member of the New York State Assembly
term_start2	January 1, 1846
term_end2	December 31, 1846
birth_name	James Madison Marvin
birth_date
birth_place	Ballston, New York, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
resting_place	Greenridge Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
party	Republican
otherparty	Whig
spouse
children	5
relatives	Thomas J. Marvin (brother)
occupation	Politician, businessman

James Madison Marvin (February 27, 1809 – April 25, 1901) was a businessman and U.S. Representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War.

Early life

Marvin was born in Ballston, New York. He was the son of William Marvin and Mary Benedict Marvin, and the brother and later business partner of Thomas J. Marvin, Saratoga County judge and member of the New York State Assembly in 1833. Marvin attended the common schools. He moved to Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1828.

Marriage and children

In 1838 he married Rhoby H. Barnum. The couple had five children: a son, William, who died at age nine in 1855, and four daughters, Mary, Frances, Caroline, and Rhobie, who were still living as of 1878

Career

He engaged in the hotel business in Saratoga Springs and Albany, New York. In 1839 he became one of the proprietors of the United States Hotel in Saratoga Springs.

He was a Whig member of the New York State Assembly (Saratoga Co.) in 1846. He served as a member of the board of supervisors of Saratoga County and served as chairman of the board in 1845, 1857, 1862, and 1874.

In 1859, he was elected to the first board of trustees of the Saratoga Monument Association, charged with building a monument on the site of Burgoyne's surrender in 1777.

Marvin was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth, and Fortieth Congresses (March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1869). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses). He was not a candidate for renomination.

He founded and served as president of the First National Bank of Saratoga Springs, New York. He served as director of the Schenectady and Saratoga Railroad and of the New York Central Railroad. He died at Saratoga Springs, New York, April 25, 1901, and was interred in Greenridge Cemetery.

References

Retrieved on 2009-5-12

Bio Sketch

References

(1878). "History of Saratoga County, New York". Everts & Ensign.
(February 23, 1992). "Man sold into slavery never gave up on freedom". The Post-Star.
(1891). "Battles of Saratoga, 1777". J. Munsell's sons.

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