Ogle Marbury

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Ogle Marbury
Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
In office
1944–1952
Preceded byD. Lindley Sloan
Succeeded byCharles Markell
Attorney General of Maryland
In office
1919
Preceded byAlbert Ritchie
Succeeded byAlexander Armstrong
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the Prince George's County district
In office
1910–1912
Personal details
Born(1882-08-23)August 23, 1882
Guilford, Maryland, U.S.
DiedOctober 3, 1973(1973-10-03) (aged 91)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Eliza Gardner Cronmiller
(before 1955)
Children1
Education
University of Maryland School of Law (LLB
)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • judge

Ogle Marbury (August 23, 1882 – October 3, 1973) was an American politician and jurist who served as Chief Judge of the

Court of Appeals
.

Early life and education

Marbury was born near

University of Maryland School of Law in 1904.[1]

In 1904, Marbury was admitted to the Maryland

Baltimore. He worked with the firm of Marbury & Perlman, and later partnered with Lee I. Hecht.[1]

Career

From 1910 to 1912, Marbury served as a member of the

Floor Leader that same year.[1]

Marbury worked as an attorney for the Prince George's County Commissioners from 1914 to 1918, and again from 1937 to 1941, and was also an attorney for the Prince George's County Board of Education from 1916 to 1937. He served as Assistant Attorney General of Maryland from 1916 to 1920, and briefly served in an acting capacity as Attorney General of Maryland in 1919. He was an at-large delegate to the 1920 Democratic National Convention, and chairman of the Maryland State Board of Prison Control from 1920 to 1923. He also served as City Solicitor of Laurel, Maryland from 1929 to 1941, and as President of the Maryland State Bar Association in 1946.[1]

In 1940, Marbury served as an associate judge and chief judge of the 7th Circuit of the Prince George's County Circuit Court. He served as an associate judge of the

Maryland Court of Appeals from 1941 to 1944, and as Chief Judge of that court from 1944 to 1952.[1]

Personal life

Marbury married Eliza Gardner Cronmiller (died 1955), with whom he had one daughter: Anne Tasker Ogle Marbury Oberweiser.[1] He was an Episcopalian.[1]

Marbury died on October 3, 1973.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ogle Marbury". Maryland State Archives. 2001-01-12. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  2. ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Prince George's County (1790-1966)". Maryland State Archives. 2004-05-20. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Maryland (acting)
1919
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals

1944–1952
Succeeded by