Background
Marsh, Benjamin Franklin was born on April 30, 1927 in Toledo. Son of Lester Randall and Alice (Smith) Marsh.
Marsh, Benjamin Franklin was born on April 30, 1927 in Toledo. Son of Lester Randall and Alice (Smith) Marsh.
Bachelor, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1950. Juris Doctor, George Washington University, 1954.
Private practice law, Toledo, 1955—1988. Associate, partner Doyle, Lewis & Warner, 1955—1971. Partner Ritter, Boesel, Robinson & Marsh, 1971—1988.
Member Marsh & McAdams, Maumee, 1988—1998. Personnel officer Atomic Energy Commission, 1950—1954. Assistant attorney general State of Ohio, 1969—1971.
Assistant solicitor City of Maumee, 1959—1963, solicitor, 1963—1992. Member Marsh McAdams, Ltd., Maumee, since 1999. Member United States Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, Washington, 1990-1994.
Counsel Northwest Ohio Mayors and Managers Association, 1990-2000. Regional board review Industrial Commission Ohio, Toledo, 1993-1994. Member Ohio Dental Board, 1995-2000.
Trustee Corporation for Effective Government, 1998-2003. Member Ohio Elections Commission, 2001-2007, chairman 2003-2004.
United States representative with rank special ambassador to 10th Anniversary Independence of Botswana, 1976. Past president Toledo and Lucas County Tuberculosis Society. Past co-chairman citizens for metro parks.
Past member Judges Committee Notaries Public. Member Lucas County Board Elections, 1973-1978, 2010. Former chairman building commission Riverside Hospital, Toledo.
Past trustee Committee on Relations with Toledo, Spain. Past chairman board trustee Medical College, Ohio. Past treasurer Coglin Memorial Institute.
Chairman Lucas County Republican Executive Committee, 1973-1974. Precinct commiteeman, Maumee, 1959-1973. Legal counsel, board directors National Council Republican Workshops, 1960-1965.
President Republican Workshops, Ohio, 1960-1964. Alternate delegate Republican National Convention, 1964. Candidate 9th district United States House of Representatives, 1968.
Administrative assistant to Republican state chairman Ray C. Bliss, 1954. Chairman Lucas County Bush for President, 1980. Co-chairman Reagan-Bush Committee for Northwestern Ohio, 1980, vice chairman finance committee Bush-Quayle, 1992.
Co-chairman Ohio steering committee Bush for President, member national steering committee, 1988. Delegate Republican National Convention, 1988. Past board directors Ohio Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association.
Appointed Ohio chairman United Nations Day, 1980, 81, 82. Administrative assistant Legislation Service Commission, Columbus, 1954-1955. Member Lucas County Charter Commission, Toledo, 1959-1960.
Vice-chairman United States National Commission for United Nations Educational, member legal committee, delegate 17th general conference, Paris, 1972, United States observer meeting of national commissions, Africa, 1974, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Past member industry functional advisory committee on standards trade policy matters. Member national defense executive research Department Commerce.
Active American Bicentennial Presidential Inauguration, Diplomatic Advisory Committee With United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Member American Bar Association, Maumee Chamber of Commerce (past president), United Nations Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Toledo Bar Association, Ohio Municipal League (past president), American Legion (past Commander Toledo Post), Lucas County Maumee Valley History Society (past president), International Institute Toledo, Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association (past president), Organization Security and Cooperation in Europe (registration supervisor, adjudicator, elections supervisor in Bosnia), Western Lake Erie History Society, Ohio History Society, Canal Society Ohio, Toledo Museum Art, Ohio Wesleyan University Alumni Association (past president), Ohio State Bar Foundation, Toledo Bar Foundation, Rotary, Toledo Country Club, Torch Club Toledo (president elect), Navy League, Omicron Delta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, Theta Alpha Phi, Phi Delta Phi, English Speaking Union(Toledo), US5 Grand Canyon Sailors Association.
Married Martha Kirkpatrick, July 12, 1952. Children: Samuel, Elizabeth.