Sebastian Streeter Marble
Sebastian Streeter Marble | |
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41st Governor of Maine | |
In office December 15, 1887 – January 2, 1889 | |
Preceded by | Joseph R. Bodwell |
Succeeded by | Edwin C. Burleigh |
Member of the Maine Senate | |
In office 1882–1887 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Dixfield, Massachusetts (now Maine) | March 1, 1817
Died | May 10, 1902 Waldoboro, Maine | (aged 85)
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Waterville Academy |
Profession | Lawyer |
Sebastian Streeter Marble (March 1, 1817 – May 10, 1902) was an American politician and the
Biography
Marble was born in Dixfield (in modern-day Maine, then a part of Massachusetts) on March 1, 1817, one of nine children of Ephraim Marble (1787 -1871) and his wife, the former Hannah Packard. He was educated at the Waterville Academy, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1843.
He practiced law in Waldoboro, Maine, and became active in the Republican Party. Marble served as federal deputy collector of customs for his district from 1862 to 1863, and collector from 1864 to 1867. Marble was Maine's federal registrar in bankruptcy (a judicial position) from 1867 to 1870, and served as the United States Marshal for Maine from 1870 to 1878.
Marble was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in
He was elected to three terms in the
Marble left office at the end of his term on January 2, 1889. He remained active in his local community, including service on the
Sources
- Sobel, Robert and John Raimo. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978. Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN 0-313-28093-2
- Sebastian Streeter Marble at National Governors Association