Francis Marvin

Francis Marvin (born March 8, 1828 in New York City , † August 14, 1905 in Port Jervis , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1895 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Francis Marvin attended public schools in Port Jervis, Orange County . He then worked as a trader, but also pursued the mining, construction and operation of railways, water supply companies and bridges. In addition, he was engaged in the production of coal gas and was active in banking. In 1851 he held the post of postmaster in Port Jervis. In 1852 he was justice of the peace in the town of Deerpark . Then in 1856 he worked as an accountant in a bank. Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party . He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the New York State Assembly in 1864 and for a seat in the New York Senate in 1881 . In 1865 he was President of the Village of Port Jervis.

In the elections of 1892 for the 53rd Congress , Marvin was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 17th electoral district of New York , where he succeeded Isaac N. Cox on March 4, 1893 . Since he on a run again in 1894 renounced, he left the after March 3, 1895 Congress of.

After his time at the Congress, he devoted himself to managing his many business ventures. He died on August 14, 1905 in Port Jervis and was then buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery .

Web links

• Francis Marvin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Francis Marvin in the database of Find a Grave (English)