Harold Chesterfield Marden (July 28, 1900 – September 30, 1994) [1] was a Maine lawyer and judge who served as a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from December 19, 1962 to November 15, 1970. [2] [3]
Born in East Vassalboro, Maine, Marden graduated from Oak Grove Seminary in 1917, [1] and served in the United States Army in World War I. [1] [4] He received his undergraduate degree from Colby College in 1921, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1924. [1] [4]
His military service continued during this time, and in 1925, he was named a 2nd Lieutenant in Company G, 103rd Infantry Regiment stationed at Waterville, Maine. [5]
Marden also served as city solicitor for Waterville, and as county attorney for Kennebec County, Maine, and as a member of the Maine Senate. [4]
He returned to active military service in World War II, completing his service in 1946 at the rank of colonel. [1] [4]
On March 3, 1953, Governor Burton M. Cross appointed Martin to a seven year term on the Maine Superior Court, to which Marden was re-appointed by Governor John H. Reed in 1960. [4]
On November 14, 1962, Governor Reed nominated Marden to a seat on the state Supreme Court vacated by the retirement of Justice F. Harold Dubord. [4] The appointment was confirmed by the Executive Council one week later, [6] and Marden was sworn in as a justice on December 19, 1962. [7]
Marden announced his retirement from the court on November 11, 1970, having held judicial offices in the state for 18 years. [8]
In 1923, Marden married Dorothy Evelyn Harlow, with whom he had a daughter and three sons. [1] One of his sons, Robert A. Marden, also served as Kennebec County Attorney and a member of the Maine Senate. [4]
Marden remained with Dorothy until her death in 1987. [1] He died in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, at the age of 94. [1]