Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Marble, Edgar M. December 24, 1908
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Ionia Weekly Standard - Fri. Jan. 1, 1909


Passed Away at the Home in Washington, Dec. 24.



Edgar M. Marble, for several years a prominent figure in local politics and a 
leading attorney of the Ionia bar, died at his home in Washington City, the day 
before Christmas, of paralysis. No personal messages have been received by the 
friends here regarding his death. Although his health has not been robust for 
some years, it was not known that his condition had become critical, and it is 
probable that his death was sudden.

Mr. Marble came to Ionia during the Civil War, after graduation from Hamilton 
College, Clifton, N.Y. as principal of the Ionia Schools, of which he was the 
head two years. During this time he studied law, and was for a time after 
admission to the bar a partner of W.W. Mitchell. But he soon about 1870, formed 
a partnership with Wm. Oliver Webster, whose acquaintance he made in college, 
and who made a visit to Ionia while taking a aw course at Ann Arbor. This 
partnership existed as long as Mr. Marble remained a resident of Ionia. 

Mr. Marble had a rather impressive personal appearance and was an effective 
public speaker, and naturally became force in politics. He was elected county 
clerk 1866 and again in 1868, was made prosecuting attorney in 1870, and re-
elected in 1872, but went down with the party to defeat in 1874.

He was appointed commissioner of patents by President Hayes, and later served 
as U.S. assistant attorney general. After his official service he opened an 
office in Washington as patent attorney, and did a flourishing business. 

While in Ionia he married Miss Emily Mills, a daughter of Rev. Louis Mills, an 
early pastor of the Presbyterian church. Three children were born to them, the 
eldest, a daughter, dying in infancy. Two sons survive, Harry, the elder, an 
attorney in New York City; Louis the owner of a large manufacturing concern at 
Canton, Penn. The wife also survives. 



In November of the same year President Hayes appointed Mr. Marble assistant 
attorney-general of the United States. He was admitted to practice before the 
supreme court of the United States December 23, 1878. He was appointed also by 
President Hayes commissioner of patents April 28, 1880.

August 14 of that year, the commissioner of Indian affairs being ill, Mr. 
Marble, while still commissioner of patents, was designated to perform the 
duties of commissioner of Indian Affairs. This double task, which he 
accomplished with no little skill, won for him the praise of the administration

He left the office of commissioner of patents in 1884 at the same time ended 
his career as a government official.

For a number of years thereafter he was associated with his two sons, Harry M., 
and Louis M. Marble, in the patent business in New York and this city. The firm 
mane was E.M. Marble & Sons.

For the past five or six years Mr. Marble has been engaged in the patent 
business here with offices at 918 F. Street Northwest. His son, Harry Marble, 
still has the business in New York, while Louis Marble is now engaged in the 
manufacturing business in Canton, PA. 



Edgar M. Marble

 

His Sudden Death and His Washington Career.



The Washington Star of Dec. 24 has the following relating to the death of Mr. 
Marble and his life history

Edgar M. Marble, formerly commissioner of patents, did at his home in Hammond 
Court this morning at o’clock.

Mr. Marble had been sick only one day. Death resulted from a stroke off 
paralysis he suffered Wednesday.

The funeral will be Saturday and interment at Arlington at 2 o’clock.

Mr. Marble had been a resident of Washington since his service as commissioner 
of patents. 

His family consists of Mrs. Marble and two sons, Harry M., and Louis M. Marble.

He was born in New York state in 1838, moved to Michigan while a young man and 
has always claimed residence in that state.

He was admitted to the bar in that state and practiced his profession until the 
year 1877. He was appointed March 30, of that year, assistant attorney general 
for the department of the interior, receiving his commission from President 
Hayes.



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