George Marston (Massachusetts)

George Marston
Massachusetts Attorney General[1]
In office
January 1879  January 1883
Preceded by Charles R. Train
Succeeded by Edgar J. Sherman
District Attorney for the Southern District[1]
In office
January 1860[1]  1879[1]
Judge of Probate of Barnstable County, Massachusetts[1]
In office
1855[2]  July 1, 1858[1]
Registrar of Probate of Barnstable County, Massachusetts[1]
In office
March 1853[1]  December 1854[1]
Personal details
Born October 15, 1821[1]
Barnstable, Massachusetts[1]
Died August 14, 1883 (1883-08-15) (aged 61)
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Political party Republican[2]
Alma mater Harvard Law School[1]
Profession Attorney[1]
Signature

George Marston was a lawyer who served in various political offices, including as the Attorney General of Massachusetts.[1]

Early life

Marston was born to Charles Marston in Barnstable, Massachusetts on October 15, 1821.[1]

Elected offices

In 1850 Marston was elected[2] the District Attorney for the Southern District, he also served as the Judge of Probate of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, and the Registrar of Probate of Barnstable County, Massachusetts.[1] In 1879[2] Marston was elected Attorney General of Massachusetts,[1] he was re elected in 1880 and 1881.[2]

Death

Marston died in New Bedford, Massachusetts on August 14, 1883.[2]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1883), History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J. W. Lewis & Company, p. 17
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Simeon L. Deyo, ed. (1890), History of Barnstable County, Massachusetts: 1620-1637-1686-1890, New York, New York: H. W. Blake & Company, p. 209
Legal offices
Preceded by
Charles R. Train
Attorney General of Massachusetts
January 1879–January 1883
Succeeded by
Edgar J. Sherman


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