Marshall, James E.

James E. Marshall. Fortunate indeed is that community whose founders were men of sterling worth and wide vision. Still more fortunate are those towns and cities where the descendants of such early settlers have remained to continue the work which their ancestors began, directing the development of its institutions and upholding the fine traditions which were established in the early days when life was simpler. Among the pioneers of Butler County were the forebears of James E. Marshall, and the family name has been connected with the history of that locality ever since. Today their representative is worthy of his inheritance, taking a leading part in all civic movements, and working with other public spirited men to keep Butler in the vanguard of Pennsylvania's leading cities.

James E. Marshall was born in Butler County, August 13, 1877, the son of James M. and Ruth A. (Riddle) Marshall, both of Butler County. His father was a banker, and until his death one of the most prominent citizens of that section of the state. Mr. Marshall passed through the public and high schools and Slippery Rock Normal School, then entered Grove City College, from which he received the degree, Bachelor of Arts, in 1898, and later, from the same institution, the degree of Master of Arts. These years of thorough academic preparation being completed, Mr. Marshall turned his attention to the profession which he had chosen for his career. The University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia conferred upon him the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1903, after he had attended that institution for three years, and he stepped from the classroom to return to his native city as a barrister. Admitted to the state bar in 1903, he began his legal practice as a member of the law firm of Marshall & Marshall, which since 1910 has become the firm of Marshall & Watson, James E. Marshall being the senior member. With offices in the Butler County National Bank Building, Mr. Marshall has built up an important legal clientele which takes him before the various courts of the State and Nation and makes heavy demands upon his time. Notwithstanding this fact, he does not fail to keep in close touch with the life of his city, and sits on the board of directors of the Young Men's Christian Association and the Board of Commerce, and also is a trustee of Grove City College. He is also a member of the Country Club of Butler, and has the distinction of being one of the founders and organizers, as well as a past president of the Butler Rotary Club. During the war years, Mr. Marshall did secretarial work with the Young Men's Christian Association, in France, being connected with the Twenty-eighth Division, and he was also a very persuasive "fourminute" speaker in the Liberty and Victory Loan drives, his services being recognized gratefully by the government in the form of a certificate and badge of honor.

Mr. Marshall is secretary of the Pennsylvania Society for Crippled Children, and has done as much in this direction as perhaps any other man in the State. They are attempting to get the crippled children of the State listed and treated, having now over 8,000 listed, and 4,000 of them have been operated on and treated. He was chairman of the committee of the Rotary Club of Butler who had all of the crippled children of Butler County examined by orthopedic surgeons, and 200 have already been operated upon and treated.

James E. Marshall married, in 1904, M. Alberta Cronenwett, of Butler, a daughter of Rev. E. and Eva (Helfrich) Cronenwett. They have one son, John H. Marshall. He is a member of the Second Presbyterian Church. J. E. Marshall is teacher of the Men's Bible Class of the Second Presbyterian Church, known as the Whiteside Bible class.

History of Butler County, Pa, 1927