Individual Details

Daniel Lash Marsh

(12 Apr 1880 - 20 May 1968)

Daniel Marsh attended Northwestern University, receiving an A. B. degr e e i n 1906, and an M. A. in 1907. At Boston University he received a S . T . B . from the School of Theology in 1908. He also studied at Garret t B i blical Institute, and at Universities of Chicao, Pittsburgh, and Ge ne v a, Switzerland, and at Oxford University. He entered the Methodist m i n istry in 1908, serving in pastorates. In 1913 he was elected General S u p erintendent of the Methodist Church Union in Pittsburgh. In December 1 9 2 5, he was made President of Boston University, a post which he served u n t il 1951, when he was designated Chancellor of the University.

Events

Birth12 Apr 1880West Newton, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage22 Aug 1906Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - Harriet Truxell
Death20 May 1968Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States

Families

SpouseHarriet Truxell (1883 - 1937)
ChildMary Lois Marsh (1908 - )
ChildMarjorie Marsh (1910 - )
ChildMadeleine Marsh (1913 - 2010)
ChildHarriet Marsh (1919 - )
SpouseArline Woodford McCormick (1893 - )
FatherGeorge Washington Marsh (1851 - 1934)
MotherMary Lash (1848 - 1938)
SiblingElizabeth Belle Marsh (1877 - )
SiblingAnna Lavina Marsh (1878 - )
SiblingWilliam Milton Marsh (1882 - )