The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-07-27


States Minister TO Italy, died suddenly
a, vallambrosa, Rome, July "a. The
Italian Government has expressed its
deep sympathy with his widow, and has
telegraphed to Washinton an expression
of sympathy OF the Italian nation,
Mr.. Marsh was born in Woodstock. Vt,
March II, 1901, aud was educated ut Dart
mouth College, from which institution he
was graduated in 1920. After leaving
college he removed to Burlington, Vt,
where he studied law and was admitted to
the bar. When thirty years old he was
elected a member of the Supreme Execu-
tive Council of Vermont. In 1912 he was
elected TO the XXVIIIth Congress rs
Wing, and Was elected o member of the
XXIXth, XXXth and XXXlst Congresses
by large majorities. His active service in
Congress continued from December 4,
IS43, to March 3, l849. He did not take
his seat in the XXXlst Congress, having re-
signed in 1s49. In that year he was APP
poined AS Minister Resident at CONSTANT
nople by President Taylor. He held this
office for four years, and in 1852 he was
sent to Greece on special mission. On
his return home in 1853 lie was appointed
as one of the commissioners charged with
the rebuilding Of the State House at Mont
pelier. VT, and from 1857 TO 1859 be was
one of the Railroad Commissioners for the
State In 1857 he was also appointed by
| the Governor of Vermont to make report
to the Legislature in regard to the arti-
| fetal propagation OF fishes. In 1860 he
received the degree Of LII. d. from Dart
mouth College, and in 1861 he was ap-
pointed as Minister to Italy, which post
ion he held until his death. During his
residence abroad Mr.. Marsh travelled ex-
tensively in the East and Europe, spend
ing some time in Denmark, Sweden and
Norway, where he has long been recognize
ed as leading Scandinavian scholar.
Early in life Mr.. Marsh began the
pathological studies by which he has been
distinguished. In 1898 he published at
Burlington "a Compendions Grammar of
the Old Northern or Icelandic Language, "
complied and translated from the Grammar
of Rask. He also contributed several arti-
cles on Icelandic Literature to The Ameri-
en-. 1Fhiq, and printed several addresses he
had delivered before different learned and
historical societies. In one OF these, "fhe
r Cloths in New. England" he traced the
presence of the Gothic race in the Purl
tans. In 1856 he published 1.-THE Camel
his Organization, Habits and Uses Consid
I cred reference to his In
, PRODUCTION into the United State. Refer
ring to this book, The North American Re
riew said at the time it appeared; at j
9 as entertaining as book of travels, ant
: abounds in pictures from memory OF ILL
q in the Desert and in the East In thu
earlier chapters there are evidences OF tina
extensive scholarship and acquaintanc'
with many tongues for which the write
r has so enviable fame" "The great bOol
4 of natural history, the Universe, said ~
London Aa.ea9unl, also referring to thi
work, "does not contain chapter NOR
4 striking than that which is supplied by tn
n subject OF this treatise" A more import
i ant production was his Lectures on th
a English Language" Q86l, which he de
!. lyered in 1859 in the post graduate conrs
of Columbia College. In these lecture
Il Mr.. Marsh ''aimed to excite more gener
e al interest among educated men and VIC
/. men in the history and essential characte
of their native tongue, and to recommen
: the study OF the English language in it
earlier literary monuments rainier ina
!, through the medium of grammars and In
4 puistic treatlses" This work was follow
= ed in 1862 by the Origin and History
the English Language, and il 1864 b
Is imam and Nature The latter work, wat
s. numerous corrections by the author, wa
t. translated into Italian and published |
.e Human Action" lS74) Mr.. Marshs al
IN auaintance with the fine arts was very e,
tensiye and he was one OF the best IN
y GUSTS belonging to America His wri
ne ines are as much distinguished for acnt'
10 ness and good sense as for scholarship
in and, considering their topics, have bee
- remarkably popular.
~ Mr.. Marsh was married twice, his secon
or wife being Caroline Crane, who was boz
Sc in Berkeley, Mass, Dec !, 1916, and vi
x. married 10 1885, She has published III
= Hallig, or the Sheepfold in the Waters
asst, translation from the German
y Biernatzki, with a sketch OF the autho
"a. and "Wolfe OF the Knoll, and 9TH
IN Poems" t1S70l -NeT York Tribune.
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