state_senate birth_place party birth_date term_start residence article_title term_end name alma_mater
maine waterville , maine republican 4 january 1927 1960 waterville , maine robert a. marden
 1964 robert a. marden colby college ; boston university school of law
robert a. marden

robert ` bob ' a. marden -lrb- born january 4 , 1927 -rrb- is an american politician and attorney from maine .
marden , a republican , served two terms in the maine senate , representing part of kennebec county , including his residence in waterville , maine .
marden was born in waterville and graduated from waterville high school before studying at colby college and boston university school of law .
he was an acquaintance of future u.s. senator george j. mitchell .
he was elected to the maine senate in november 1962 and served two terms , including one as president from 1963-1964 .
blocked from seeking the governor 's seat by incumbent republican john h. reed , marden left the maine legislature and returned to waterville , where he set up a law firm .
marden was honored by the harold alfond foundation upon his retirement as board trustee in 2013 .
