Background
Dana, Marshall Newport was born on October 17, 1885 in Washington County, Ohio, United States. Son of Review Watson and Margaret Elizabeth (Riley) Dana.
Dana, Marshall Newport was born on October 17, 1885 in Washington County, Ohio, United States. Son of Review Watson and Margaret Elizabeth (Riley) Dana.
Student Denison University, Granville, O., 1902-1905. Doctor of Laws, Whitman and Linfield colleges, 1935. Doctor of Letters, Oregon College of Education, Monmouth, 1946.
Began as newspaperman on Evening Herald, Dayton, O., 1905. With Advertiser, Huntington, West Virginia, 1905-1907, Gazette, Charleston, West Virginia, 1907, Dispatch, Huntington, 1908, Star, Kansas City, Missoury, 1908-1909. With Oregon Daily Journal, Portland, since 1909, associate editor, 1918-1938, editor of editorial page, since 1938.
Regional adviser and regional chairman Public Works Administration, 1932-1936.
President Pacific Advertising Clubs Association, 1927-1928. President National Reclamation Association, 1931-1934.
President Philharmonic Society, 1939-1942. Member board of trustees Linfield College, member Oregon Economics Council, Oregon State Game Commission 1932.
Member Battleship Oregon Commission, district chairman National Resources Board, 1933-1936.
By Christ living within, and by the powerful work of the Holy Spirit, people can inadequately yet genuinely love and live in the spirit of God’s commands.
Member American Society Newspaper.
Married Nora Valentine Carl, January 1, 1910. Children: Marjorie Elizabeth, Marshall Norman, Mary Lois (Mistress Hudson Lothian).