Jack and Glenn Ann (Patterson) Marsh
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Title
Jack and Glenn Ann (Patterson) Marsh
Subject
Marsh, John "Jack" Otho Jr. (1926-2019)
Marsh, Glenn Ann Patterson (1925-2015)
Description
Photograph of John O. "Jack" Marsh standing with his wife, Glenn Ann (Patterson) Marsh. The couple is surrounded by other people at what appears to be a campaign event.
Jack Marsh is best remembered for his distinguished career in local and national politics.
At nineteen, he was made a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served from 1944 to 1947, some of it in occupied Germany.
In 1952, he earned a law degree from Washington & Lee and started a private practice in Strasburg. He was New Market's Town Attorney for a time.
He also held several local political offices before running, as a Democrat, for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1962. He won the election and stayed for four terms before deciding not to run again.
Next, he worked in both the Nixon and Ford Administrations. He was appointed Secretary of the Army in 1981 and served eight years before finally retiring from politics.
Jack Marsh is best remembered for his distinguished career in local and national politics.
At nineteen, he was made a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served from 1944 to 1947, some of it in occupied Germany.
In 1952, he earned a law degree from Washington & Lee and started a private practice in Strasburg. He was New Market's Town Attorney for a time.
He also held several local political offices before running, as a Democrat, for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1962. He won the election and stayed for four terms before deciding not to run again.
Next, he worked in both the Nixon and Ford Administrations. He was appointed Secretary of the Army in 1981 and served eight years before finally retiring from politics.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2014 by Judy Reynolds.
Biographical information was extracted from his obituary posted to the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
John "Jack" O. Marsh appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028187, 028196, and 028276.
Identifier
028187
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Jack and Glenn Ann (Patterson) Marsh,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/71499.
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