Background
Marston, Edgar Lewis was born on March 8, 1860 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Son of Sylvester W. and Susan H. (Carpenter) Marston.
Marston, Edgar Lewis was born on March 8, 1860 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Son of Sylvester W. and Susan H. (Carpenter) Marston.
Bachelor of Arts, La Grange College, 1878. Bachelor of Laws, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1881.
Practiced law in partnership with Edmund T. Allen, St. Louis, from 1881. Acted as representative of Eastern capitalists, making investments in the Southwest. Organized Texas & Pacific Coal Company, 1888.
From 1887 resident New York. Became manager bond department, Blair Company, May 1890, member firm, since 1893. Chairman of the Board Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Corporation.
Director Interstate Company, Clinchfield Coal Company, Ponds Extract Company, Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank, Los Los Angeles Baptist. Trustee Bishop Baptist College, Brown University. Retired. Deceased.
Member firm, since 1893.
Married Jennie C. Hunter, June 4, 1884. Married second, Mistress.