The New York herald., 1922-10-22

of the best tennis PLAYERS in Franklin
county. 4 youthful legislator once laid
a bet that he could beat him. game
was arranged and friends of both were
there to cheer. Senator Marshall won
the bet in short time Only the other
day he asked Alex Macdonald, State
Conservation Commissioner. to join him
in a game. of tennis.
II thought ] was getting too old to
play tennis" said Mr.. Macdonald. "but
when I found a man twenty years older
still at II considered that had better
brush up on the game. l was no match
for the Senator. however"
Through daily tennis matches. long
walks and hunting and fishing Mr.
Marshall retains his excellent health.
Every year he goes to Canada on
nfoose hunting expedition with a party
OF Malone friends. and seldom returns
without one of the monarchs Of the Ca
nHdian wilds as trophy. He Is "a sure
shot and can handle n gun with his one
arm better than many people can with
two. He has hunted In the Adirondacks
since boyhood. and is intimately ac-
quainted with nearly every mountain
guide.
Mr.. Marshall, having worked his way
up to success from a poor boy. has
never forgotten the friends of his boy
hood days. He has never allowed sue
cess to turn his head.
In 1877 he married Lucy Ann Bellows
OF Chateaugay Lake. He met her at
belmont while he was in charge of the
company store of the Chateaugay Iron
and Ore Corporation. She died two
years ago. and in her memory Mr.. Mar
shall has just set aside fund of $4,000
for the education at. the Franklin Acad-
emy. Malone. OF poor boys from Bel
mont.
He has two daughters and son, all
married. and five grandchildren on
whom he lavishes his greatest devotion
to-day. A group picture Of these five
sturdy youngsters Is always on The desk
in his office. He never visits them
without a present. and they consider him
the perfect granddaddy
The keeping UP of family ties Is one
of Mr.. MarshalIs strongest traits. He
was born In Schuyler Falls. Clinton
county. in 1854. and has three brothers
and three sisters. Every year they hold
q family reunion in the home village
and the Schuyler Falls church always
benefits by the Senator's visit. Last
year he had the church repainted and
repaired and at the reunion a. few weeks
ago he paid for having the church
tenn.
AZ the age of 20, having been bellboy
and machinist and having studied
telegraphy in his spare moments, he OBJ
tained a position as operator for Pope,
Williams g. Co., iron manufacturers at
Belmont. He later was operator for
the Chateaugay Railway Company and
the Chateaugay Iron and Ore Company,
successor to Pope. Williams & Co. He
was then put In charge of the conf
pany's store at Belmont
While there John Moffatt of the iron
company and former State Senator
William T. O'Neil became interested In
him and started him on hts political
career. He was first a town super
visor and twice was elected county
clerk by record breaking inajorities.
From 1891 to 1926 he was travelling
adjuster for the Fidelity and Casualty
Company of New York. In 1895 he was
made vice-president and manager Of
the Farmers National Bank OF Malone,
leaving the following year to become
vice-president of the Peoples National
Bank. In 1898 he was elected president
of that institution. succeeding Fred d.
Kilburn. former State Superintendent of
Banks.
He Is now president OF the Peoples
Trust Company. which succeeded the
Peoples National Bank. Through his
administrative ability the resources Of
the institution have nearly quadrupled
since 1896. In spite of the competition of
eight other prosperous banking ipstitu.
tons In the county. He has many
other interests, including the owner
ship of a large retail hardware store
at Malone. Fns
From 1914 to 1921 Mr. Marshall rep
resented the Thirty-fourth district.
comprising Franklin and st. Lawrence
counties In the State Senate and he