Francis Marvin
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Francis Marvin was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in New York City, Marvin attended the public schools in Port Jervis, Orange County.
He entered upon a commercial career and engaged in the promotion, construction, and operation of railroads, water-supply companies, bridges, manufacture of illuminating gas, and in banking.
Postmaster of Port Jervis in 1851.
He was in the Justice of the Peace
in the town of Deerpark in 1852.
He was employed as bookkeeper in a bank in 1856.
He was an unsuccessful candidate of the Republican Party
for member of the assembly in 1864 and for the State senate in 1881.
He was president of the village of Port Jervis in 1865.
Marvin was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-third
Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1894 and devoted his time to the management of his several business enterprises.
He died in Port Jervis, New York
, August 14, 1905.
He was interred in Laurel Grove Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in New York City, Marvin attended the public schools in Port Jervis, Orange County.
He entered upon a commercial career and engaged in the promotion, construction, and operation of railroads, water-supply companies, bridges, manufacture of illuminating gas, and in banking.
Postmaster of Port Jervis in 1851.
He was in the Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
in the town of Deerpark in 1852.
He was employed as bookkeeper in a bank in 1856.
He was an unsuccessful candidate of the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
for member of the assembly in 1864 and for the State senate in 1881.
He was president of the village of Port Jervis in 1865.
Marvin was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-third
53rd United States Congress
The Fifty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1894 and devoted his time to the management of his several business enterprises.
He died in Port Jervis, New York
Port Jervis, New York
Port Jervis is a city on the Delaware River in western Orange County, New York, with a population of 8,860 at the 2000 census. The communities of Deerpark, Huguenot, Sparrowbush, and Greenville are adjacent to Port Jervis, and the towns of Montague, New Jersey and Matamoras, Pennsylvania face the...
, August 14, 1905.
He was interred in Laurel Grove Cemetery.