Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
SAMUEL MARSHALL,
AGED BANKER, DEAD.
SUCCUMBS TO ATTACK OF BRIGHTS
DISEASE AFTER LONG
ILLNESS.
IN BUSINESS SIXTY YEARS
Founded Marshall & Ilsley Bank and
First State Bank in Wis
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IN BUSINESS SIXTY YEARS

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept q
Samuel Marshall, one of N1ilwaukee's
first aid her oldest banker in point of
service died Sunday morning at 413
o'clock at his residence, 40 Prospect ave
nue., at the age of 81 years. The cause
of death was Bright's disease Mr.. Mar
shall's condition had been precarious for
six weeks before the end came, and he
had been confined to his home for about
Il year.
Banker Since 1847.
Mr.. Marshall, who was president of
the Milwaukee cement company at the
time of his death, had been engaged i'll
private banking in Milwaukee since
1917, when he arrived mere from his ma
tive home, Delaware county, Pennsyl-
Vania, and started the private bank of
S. Marshall Il Co. In October, 1S49,
the present bank of Marshall d IlSley
was organized, with Mr.. Marshall and
the late Charles +. Ilsley at its head.
the latter having located in Milwaukee
the same year as Mr.. Marshall This is
the oldest private bank in continuous eX-
i8tence in the northwest, and has always
been considered one of the safest and
soundest. Mr.. Marshall was active in
business during period of sixty years,
during which he successfully passed
through several great financial panics and
banking troubles which visited the coun-
try during his active business life.
President of First State Bank
Mr.. Marshall was also president of
the State Bank of Madison, the first
regular state bank opened in Wisconsin,
which opened its doors the day upon
which the state banking law went into
effect for the formation and regulation
of state banks. He was also engaged i'll
various other enterprises, and occupied
a high position i'll the financial and com
meccial world. known everywhere for
his strong ideas of honor and integrity.
He came of good old Quaker stock in
the keystone state, and the impressions
received at his home carried him through
his remarkably successful business ca
reer
-Four children, three sons and one
daughter, survive The daughter, Miss
Elizabeth G. Marshall, always made her
home here, and her father resided with
her in later years. The sons are Sam
uel III. Marshall, a resident of Charlottes-
yiile, Va; Charles |. Marshall of Ever
EFT, Wash, and William s. Marshall,
who is associate professor of entomology
at the University of Wisconsin,. Mi
Marshall was twice married, his first
wife having been Miss Elizabeth Grubb
of Wilmington, Del. to whom he was
married in 1850 Mrs Marshall died
year later, leaving one child, which
died in 1854. In 1857 Mr., Marshall
was married to Miss Emma Hager of
>Middleburg VT, and four children We're
born to them.
Helped Found Library.
In politics Mr. Marshall was a Repub-
iicau but did not take an active part, al
though as citizen he was greatly i'll
,terested in public matters for the welfare
lof the city. AS a banker he advanced
steadily with the city where he had cast
Ibis lot. He became interested in the
founding of Milwaukees first library and
twas for years its treasurer. His religious
beliefs were based upon the teachings
IOf the Society of Friends (Quakers) and
for forty years he made it point to at
tend annually the gatherings of that sect
lin PHILADELPHIA.