George Augustus Marden

Background

Marden, George Augustus was born on August 9, 1839 in Mount Vernon, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Benjamin F. and Betsey (Buss) Marden.

Education

Graduate Dartmouth, 1861.

Career

Entered army, December, 1861, in 2d regiment Berdan’s United States Sharpshooters, later in 1st regiment Berdan’s Sharpshooters, serving as quartermaster and as acting assistant adjutant general 3d brigade, 3d division, 3d army corporations Mustered out, September, 1864. Studied law; became connected with Concord Monitor, Boston Daily Advertiser.

Editor and a proprietor of Lowell Daily Courier, from 1867.

Also Lowell Morning Citizen. Member Massachusetts legislature, 1873.

Clerk same, 1874-1882. Speaker, same, 1883-1884.

Member Massachusetts senate, 1885.

Treasurer and receiver general of Massachusetts, 1889-1893, assistant treasurer United States at Boston, from 1899. Home: Lowell, Massachusetts

Achievements

• George Augustus Marden has been listed as a noteworthy federal agency administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Massachusetts legislature, 1873. Member Massachusetts senate, 1885.

Connections

Married Mary P. Fiske, December 10, 1867.

Father:

Benjamin F. Marden

Mother:

Betsey (Buss) Marden

Spouse:

Mary P. Fiske