Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Marks, Alfred Lester February 8, 1892 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/hi/hifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: J. Orr jessicanorr@gmail.com November 17, 2011, 3:46 pm Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Published by the Honolulu Star Bulletin Ltd., Territory of Hawaii, 1925. Author: Edited by George F. Nellist ALFRED LESTER MARKS, Engineer. As assistant engineer in the Department of Public Works for two years, engineer in charge of the construction of Fort Armstrong and Luke Field, and engineer in charge of the installation of a new water distribution system for Schofield Barracks, A. Lester Marks has been identified with many of the most important engineering projects undertaken in recent years on Oahu. He was associated with the public works department from 1915 until 1917, when he served during the World War as a lieutenant in the 32nd Infantry, United States Army, and with the 48th Machine Gun Batallion. He is now a captain in the Reserve Corps. Returning to Honolulu from Camp Kearny, Calif, in 1919, Mr. Marks became a civilian engineer in the quartermaster department for a year during which he directed construction work at Fort Armstrong and Luke Field. From 1920 to 1922 he was on the island of Hawaii, engaged in water development for various plantations, and for the next two years had charge of the water system installations at Schofield Barracks for the E. J. Lord Construction Co. In May, 1924, he opened a civil engineering and contracting office in Honolulu, and since that time has been engaged in general engineering, contracting and in the subdividing and development of various tracts of land in Honolulu. Mr. Marks is president of the Surety Investment Co., chairman of the Territorial War Memorial Commission, a past commander of Honolulu Post, American Legion, and is a Mason, Theta Xi, and a member of the University Club, American Association of Engineers, Myrtle Boat and Pearl Harbor Yacht Clubs. He was born in Honolulu, Feb. 8, 1892, the son of Louis and Nellie (Baskerville) Marks, attended the public schools of Honolulu and was graduated from Cornell University with a civil engineer’s degree in 1915. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/hi/statewide/bios/marks141gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/hifiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb