Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23

S After an illness of less than ten days
/ and before the people could realize tina
there was real danger of the passing 0.
one of their most valuable citizens from
the active life of Milford and the State
of Delaware, DR.. George w. Marshal
died at his residence on Front Street
North Milford, at II. 80 p. m. on Sunday
April 18th, 1915. To those of his imme.
diate family, and few of the most in
= innate friends, his alarming condition
was known for several days before the
end came, but the news was a shock
which touched the general public from
end to end of Delaware, the State he so
ardently loved; for he was known to
those of humble, as well as those of high
estate, and respected by all the people.
He was born at Georgetown, Della
{ ware, August 31st, 1854, and when eleven
years old his parents came to Milford to
reside, where his father, DIR. William
Marshall, practiced medicine and built
up not only large practice, but earned
and kept to the day of his death a host
of earnest friends, and under such con-
ditions, DR.. George W. Marshall grew
to manhood. After preparatory edu-
cation in a Classical School maintained
in Milford by DR.. Charles W. Reid and
and James Williams, both well known
in educational circles of the past forty
years, he entered Delaware College,
where he graduated, and then went to
Jefferson Medical College, where he
took high standing and graduated in
medicine. He located at Milford and
started to practice his profession with
his father, and shortly after getting
cfnrtnd @ ba haolr 70, kTa.rra
his wife, Mary L. Donnell, who survives
him, and their life has been one of |
pleasure and happiness for them as long
as life has last. From their marriage |
four sons were born, viz A. Donnell |
Marshall (deceased), DIR. William Mar
shall, George Chester Marshall and DR..
Samuel M. D. Marshall, who reside in
Milford, and are actively Identified with
their professional lives.
DR.. George w. Marshall early in life
manifested an interest in the political
affairs of his State and local government,
as well as in the educational interests
Of his college and the public school sys-
TEN, and kept this up to the end of life.
He was one of the Oldest members of ,
the Board of Trustees of Delaware Col !
lege, also a member of the Board of :
Trustees of the State College for Col r
Ored Students. and worked at all times
for their advancement and Improvement. 7
He was patriotic and earnestly believed /
IN a free government, and recognized 5
that it is necessary for the maintenance f
If this form of government to maintain +
citizen soldiery as well as a naval f
strength to protect our interests from
and the flag from insult, a
md at that time just after the great a
Jivil War, when people were bitter in !
heir memories of that great strife, o
george W. Marshall worked persit tently q
or years to re-Organize the militia of "a
Delaware, and afterwards became the n
;olOnel of the citizen soldiers of Della II
gare, serving with earnest zeal and sue NJ
ess up to his resignation from the ser "
ice about twenty years ago. N
He was conversant with the history a,
our State, and his work at one time n
I'd him to start to prepare a history, w
ut the duties of his many other places
trust and responsibility interferred h,
nth his work, and it was never com tr
leted. 1t was always interest ting to w
de in any part of Delaware with DR.. Ar
gorge w. Marshall for the local his he
Dry and the people of that part of the M
tate where he happened to pass, seemed 81,
} be as a printed book to him, and of Oi
is information he was always free to fo
npart facts of interest. fr
Back in the campaigns of the early
ghties, when the Republican PARTY CC
as fighting against the disfranchising ot
ws, Dr. Marshall was persistent in his tn
forts to bring about success for his ba
arty, and when the campaigns which co
laily won victory came ten years later,
was IN no small part due to his effort cle
lat Kent County was organized and led toi
success under his leadership for the Nj
epublican Party. He served as County Fe
hartman and member of the County mr.
for many years, and as a fu
ember of the State Central Commit
e, and as a delegate to the National Go
invention Of the Republican Party w
veral times. of
His efforts for civic improvements mr.,
und vent in installing the municipal &
med light and water plant of Milford. D
d the erection of the modern public Do
hools, and encouraged modern street d,
d sewer work for public health. I
He was member OF the Presbyterian /
urch from early manhood, and his life s.
IS on the lines of christian gentleman. Tn
In the Archives Commission his incli- Re
tions found congenial surroundings, Jol
his service to that branch of State n
gernment resulted in the gathering of
publishing Of many valuable records Csl
ich will be preserved to history. 7
lis charitable work in the practice of knr
dicine was probably fault, as many the