Charles Henry Marshall Explained

Office:	Commissioner of Docks and Ferries of the City of New York
Term Start:	May 9, 1887
Term End:	May 22, 1888
Birth Date:	19 February 1838
Birth Place:	Easton, New York, U.S.
Death Place:	Paris, France
Alma Mater:	Columbia College
Children:	Evelyn Isabella Marshall Charles Henry Marshall III

Charles Henry Marshall Jr. (February 19, 1838 – July 2, 1912) was an American businessman, art collector and philanthropist who was prominent in society during the Gilded Age.

Early life

Marshall was born on February 19, 1838, in Easton, New York. He was the son of Capt. Charles Henry Marshall (1792–1865) and Fidelia (née Wellman) Marshall (1800–1840). His siblings were Mary Marshall (the wife of William Allen Butler and mother of Howard Russell Butler^[1]), Fidelia Wellman Marshall, Malvina Marshall (who married Daniel Sidney Appleton), and Helen Marshall (wife of William Stanley Haseltine). His father was a businessman and merchant who fought in the War of 1812 and became the proprietor of Black Ball Packet Line.^[2]

Marshall graduated from Columbia College in 1858.

Career

Marshall was a businessman and merchant who ran the firm of Charles H. Marshall and Co.^[3] He also had holdings in transatlantic steamship companies and various insurance companies.^[4] He served as a director of the Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company of New York, the Hanover National Bank, the Hanover Safe Deposit Company, the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company and a trustee of the Seamen's Bank for Savings.

In 1887, he was appointed Commissioner of Docks and Ferries by New York Mayor Abram Hewitt and served as a member of the subcommittee of Seventy on the Improvement of the City Waterfront.

Society life

In 1892, Marshall and his wife were included in Ward McAllister's "Four Hundred", purported to be an index of New York's best families, published in The New York Times.^{[5] [6]} Conveniently, 400 was the number of people that could fit into Mrs. Astor's ballroom.^[7]

Marshall was also an avid art collector,^[3] was a member of the Metropolitan Club, the Union Club, the Century Club, the Riding Club, the Round Table Club of New York and the Cobden Club of London.

Personal life

On April 30, 1888, Marshall was married to Josephine Mozier Banks (1860–1933). Josephine, who was born in Middletown, Rhode Island, was the second daughter of Dr. James Lenox Banks and Isabella (née Mozier) Banks.^[8] She was also a niece of bibliophile and philanthropist James Lenox. Together, they maintained a home at 6 East 77th Street in New York City and were the parents of:^[4]

• Evelyn Isabella Marshall (1889–1979),^[9] who married banker and publisher Marshall Field III (1893–1956) in 1915.^[10] They divorced in 1930, and in 1937 she married Diego Suarez Costa (1888–1974), counselor to the Colombian delegation to the United Nations in 1937 who later became the press attaché and minister counselor for Chile in Washington, D.C. from 1948 until 1952.^[9]
• Charles Henry "Buddie" Marshall III (1891–1952),^[11] who married Alice Ford Huntington, a daughter of Bob Huntington and sister of Helen Huntington (the first wife of Vincent Astor).^[12] They divorced and in 1932, he married Brooke (née Russell) Kuser (1902–2007). Brooke, the daughter of John H. Russell Jr. (16th Commandant of the Marine Corps), was divorced from New Jersey State Senator John Dryden Kuser. Brooke's son from her first marriage, Anthony Dryden Marshall, adopted the Marshall surname. After Charles' death, Brooke became the third wife of Vincent Astor in 1953.^[13]

Marshall died from an acute aneurysm at his apartment, at 44 Rue de Villejust in Paris, France, on July 2, 1912.^[14]

Descendants

Through his daughter Evelyn, he was the grandfather of Barbara Field (1918–1984), Bettine Field,^[15] Marshall Field IV (1916–1965), the owner of the Chicago Sun-Times.^[16]

Through his son Charles, he was the grandfather of Peter Marshall and Helen Huntington Marshall (1918–2007),^[17] who married conductor Ernest Schelling and, after Schelling's death, cellist János Scholz.^[18]

Legacy and honors

• The World War II Liberty Ship was named in his honor.

Notes and References

1. News: WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER DIES SUDDENLY; Noted Lawyer and Writer Ill but One Day. Leading Authority on American Admiralty and Author of the Satire of "Flora McFlimsey of Madison Square.". 31 October 2017. The New York Times. 10 September 1902.
2. Book: Butler . William Allen . Memorial of Charles H. Marshall . 1867 . D. Appleton . 90 . 18 January 2019 . en.
3. Web site: Marshall, Charles H., 1837–1912 . research.frick.org . . 18 January 2019 . en.
4. News: C.H. MARSHALL LEFT NEARLY $5,000,000 Bulk of Former Dock Commissioner's Estate Goes to His Immediate Family. . 18 January 2019 . . July 6, 1912.
5. News: McAllister. Ward. THE ONLY FOUR HUNDRED WARD M'ALLISTER GIVES OUT THE OFFICIAL LIST. HERE ARE THE NAMES, DON'T YOU KNOW, ON THE AUTHORITY OF THEIR GREAT LEADER, YOU UNDER- STAND, AND THEREFORE GENUINE, YOU SEE.. 26 March 2017. The New York Times. 16 February 1892. en.
6. Book: Patterson. Jerry E.. The First Four Hundred: Mrs. Astor's New York in the Gilded Age. 2000. Random House. 9780847822089. 224. 2 March 2018. en.
7. Book: Keister. Lisa A.. Getting Rich: America's New Rich and How They Got That Way. 2005. Cambridge University Press. 9780521536677. 36. 20 October 2017. en.
8. Web site: Mrs. Charles Henry Marshall (1860-1933) . nyhistory.org . . 18 January 2019.
9. News: Evelyn M. Suarez, 91, Sought Improvements In U.S. Maternity Care . 18 January 2019 . . December 6, 1979 . en.
10. News: MARSHALL FIELD AND MISS MARSHALL WED Young Heir to $60,000,000 of Grandfather's Estate Leaves Sick Bed to Marry. A FEW RELATIVES PRESENT Mgr. Hayes Officiates at Ceremony In Bride's Home — Will Leave Soon on Florida Honeymoon. . 18 January 2019 . . February 7, 1915.
11. News: C. H. MARSHALL, 61, STOCKBROKER, DIES; Senior Partner in Investment Firm of Butler, Herrick & Marshall Active in Charity . 18 January 2019 . . November 30, 1952 . en.
12. Book: Hill . Edwin Charles . Porter . Bela James . The Historical Register: A Biographical Record of the Men of Our Time who Have Contributed to the Making of America . 1923 . E.C. Hill . 13 . 18 January 2019 . en.
13. News: MRS. MARSHALL WED TO VINCENT ASTOR Daughter of Late Maj. Gen. J. H. Russell Bride of Financier at Bar Harbor Ceremony . 18 January 2019 . . October 9, 1953 . en.
14. News: CHAS. H. MARSHALL IS DEAD IN PARIS Old New Yorker, Who Was a Dock Commissioner Under Mayor Hewitt. . 18 January 2019 . . July 3, 1912.
15. News: BETTINE FIELD WED TO A MAL ENSIGN; Daughter of Marshall Field Is Bride of McChesney Goodall Jr. in St. Bartholomew's . 18 January 2019 . . June 14, 1942 . en.
16. News: Henry Field Dies In Hospital Here. Grandson of the Late Marshall Field Suffers Relapse After an Operation. His Bride At Bedside. Had Been Active in Management of the Chicago Store Founded by His Grandfather . Henry Field, grandson of the late Marshall Fleld of Chicago, died yesterday morning at the Presbyterian Hospital, following an operation. He had been ill for several weeks, and was operated upon an Thursday by Dr. Adrian Lambert. It . . July 9, 1917 . 2015-08-07 .
17. Web site: Columbia . David Patrick . A conversation with Mrs. Astor . www.newyorksocialdiary.com . . 18 January 2019 . en . 1 April 2009.
18. News: Paid Notice: Deaths SCHOLZ, HELEN PEGGY (MARSHALL) . 18 January 2019 . . August 5, 2007 . en.