Background
Marble, William Allen was born on March 4, 1849 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Russel and Phebe (Almy) Marble.
Marble, William Allen was born on March 4, 1849 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Russel and Phebe (Almy) Marble.
Graduate Moses Brown School, Providence, 1867.
Salesman, 1867-1888; member firm Roth & Goldschmidt, corset manufacturers, 1888-1897. Became vice-president and general manager R.&G. Corset Company, New York, 1897, later president, retired.
Member firm Roth & Goldschmidt, corset manufacturers, 1888-1897. Member Society of Friends. Member Merchants Association (president 1913), S.A.R. (president-general 1910-1911), Founders and Patriots America (registrar-general).
Married Catharine Alice Cain, July 1, 1873. Children: William E., James McNab (deceased).