Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-12

Hon Joseph II. Marley, who was on
Saturday unanimously elected president
of the Augusta Savings Bank, to succeed
the late William S. Badger. was born
October 18th, 1912. He was educated in
The public schools and the famous Abbott
Little Blue school in Pennington
Maine. III health. which had limited his
earlier opportunities, now interrupted the
plans for his collegiate education: but
when nineteen he began the study eff law
in Boston, and in February. 1863. gradual
ed from the Albany. n. Y, Law School
with the degree of bachelor of laws. and
was admitted TO practice in that state
The same year, and before he was TWEEN
ty-one years old he returned to Augusta
In 1860 he was admitted to practice in the
United States District and Circuit courts
and was appointed 4 commissioner of the
United States district court of Maine
During that and the two following years
he was in the Augusta city council. and
served as its president in 1866 and as al
derman in 1867 From 1869 to 1876 he was
in the government employ as agent of
the ltNtIllt utiiil tIlitlit. ne vas
for nine years trustee of the insane hos
ptal. In the spring of 1878 he purchased
of his uncle Joseph A. Holman, his pres
ent half interest in the Maine Farmer, on
which he worked as general editor until
he was appointed by President Garfield.
in May. 1881. postmaster of Augusta. In
1889 he was re-appointed postmaster by
~.
term in this office he instituted many
Improvements in the postal service Il
was through his efforts that the city was
given letter carriers; and he was untir-
ing in his efforts to secure the erection
of the fine postoffice building which now
adorns the city. He was nineteen years
the partner of the late William S. Badg
or, under the firm name of Badger and
Manley, publishers of the Maine Farmer.
The position of postmaster he filled for
over seven years. until he resigned in
August, 1892. TO take, at President HART
sons request a position on the Repubh-
can national executive committee. He
was a delegate to the Republican nation
al conventions of 1880, 1883. and 1892; and
for fourteen years he has been chairman
of the State committee of Maine, of
which he has been member since lSsl'
succeeding the late James G. Blaine. In
Nav 1893. he was elected secretary of the
Republican national committee, and in
January. 1894, he was made chairman of
the executive committee of the Republi-
can national committee. and in 1896 he
was member of the executive commit
tee of the Republican national commit
tee. In 1881 he was elected trustee OF
the Augusta Savings Bank, and no one
now connected with this institution was
connected with ii when Mr.. Manley be-
came a trustee. This is the second large
est savings bank in Maine, having IN de-
posits and surplus six and one-haf MIL
lions of dollars and it has record that
is not surpassed by any banking nstl-
tuition in the country. He Is also dlfec-
tor in the Edwards Manufacturing Com
nanv director in the First Nationai
panlx treasurer of the Augusta Water
COMPANY. and of the Augusta Electric
Light and Power Company. ana largely
identified with the cty's progress. he Is
also a director in the Name Celtral ran
road. director in the Portland d Roch-
ester Railroad, Knox & Lincoln Railroad
and the Portland, Mt. Desert d Machias
Steamboat Company. He is a trustee OF
the Cony Academy. of the LithgoW IL
brary. of the Masonic Temple, and mas
heen a member of the committee OF the
conv High school since its estaphshmeh''
In 1SS7-ss and 1Ss9-90 Mr.. Manley repre-
scented Augusta in the State Legislature
and ,as factor in the political affairs
80 ,ha state and of the nation, he Is to-
widely known as any other pri-
vate citizen of Maine. He Is one OF inc
political generals OF the country anu iol
This reason was chosen chairman ol 'he
Republican national executive commit
tee. position of great Importance anu