Marshall Van Winkle

Marshall Van Winkle
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district
Preceded by	Allan Benny
Succeeded by	Eugene W. Leake
In office March 1905 – March 1907
Personal details
Born	September 28, 1869(1869-09-28) Jersey City, New Jersey
Died	May 10, 1957(1957-05-10) (aged 87) Oceanport, New Jersey
Political party	Republican

Marshall Van Winkle (September 28, 1869 - May 10, 1957) was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey, grandnephew of Peter G. Van Winkle.

Biography

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Van Winkle attended the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced practice in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was appointed counsel to the county tax board in 1895, holding this position until his resignation to accept an appointment as the assistant prosecutor of the pleas of Hudson County, New Jersey. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1900 to the Fifty-seventh Congress. He served as assistant prosecutor of pleas from 1902 to 1905, when he resigned to become a candidate for Congress.

Van Winkle was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1905-March 3, 1907). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1906. He resumed the practice of law in Jersey City, New Jersey. Advisory master in chancery, matrimonial division from 1933 to 1939. Wrote and published law reference books. He died in Oceanport, New Jersey, May 10, 1957. He was interred in Fairview Mausoleum, Fairview, New Jersey.

References

• Marshall Van Winkle at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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Name	Van Winkle, Marshall
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Short description
Date of birth	September 28, 1869
Place of birth	Jersey City, New Jersey
Date of death	May 10, 1957
Place of death	Oceanport, New Jersey