Alfred Marshall (politician) explained

Alfred Marshall
State:Maine
Term Start:March 4, 1841
Term End:March 3, 1843
Office3:Member of the
Maine House of Representatives
Term Start3:1827
Term End3:1828
Office4:Member of the
Maine House of Representatives
Term Start4:1834
Term End4:1835
Birth Date: 1797
Birth Place:New Hampshire
Spouse:Lydia Brackett.
Children:Isabelle Isaphene Marshall, b. March 9, 1826; d. October 9, 1863.
Jacob Smith Marshall, b. May 26, 1828; d. August 21, 1860.
John Brackett Marshall, b. December 3, 1831; d. August 11, 1841.
Allegiance:United States
Branch:Maine State Militia
Rank:General

Alfred Marshall (– October 2, 1868) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in New Hampshire about 1797. Marshall married Lydia Brackett on December 21, 1824, and they had three children Isabelle Isaphene Marshall, Jacob Smith Marshall, and John Brackett Marshall.

He was elected a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1827, 1828, 1834, and 1835 and served as a general in the Maine State militia.

He was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841  - March 3, 1843). After his return to Maine, he became a collector at Belfast from 1846 to 1849. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and the hotel business. He died in China, Kennebec County on October 2, 1868. He is interred in Village Cemetery.