James M. Marvin
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James Madison Marvin (February 27, 1809 – April 25, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War.
Biography
Born in Ballston, New York, Marvin attended the common schools. He moved to Saratoga Springs, New York, and engaged in the hotel business in Saratoga Springs and Albany, New York.
He was a Whig member of the New York State Assembly (Saratoga Co.) in 1846. He served as member of the board of supervisors of Saratoga County and served as chairman of the board in 1845, 1857, 1862, and 1874.
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 served as president of the First National Bank of Saratoga Springs, New York. He served as director of the New York Central Railroad. He died at Saratoga Springs, New York, April 25, 1901, and was interred in Greenridge Cemetery.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- United States Congress. "James M. Marvin (id: M000210)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-5-12
- Bio Sketch
- James M. Marvin at Find a Grave
- 1809 births
- 1901 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- New York (state) Republicans
- People of New York (state) in the American Civil War
- Politicians from Saratoga Springs, New York
- Burials at Greenridge Cemetery (Saratoga Springs)
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians