Harold C. Marden

Harold Chesterfield Marden (July 28, 1900 – September 30, 1994) 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.

Early life, education, and military service Born in East Vassalboro, Maine, Marden graduated from Oak Grove Seminary in 1917, He received his undergraduate degree from Colby College in 1921, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1924.

Marden also served as city solicitor for Waterville, and as county attorney for Kennebec County, Maine, and as a member of the Maine Senate. and Marden was sworn in as a justice on December 19, 1962.

Marden announced his retirement from the court on November 11, 1970, having held judicial offices in the state for 18 years.

Personal life and death In 1923, Marden married Dorothy Evelyn Harlow, with whom he had a daughter and three sons. One of his sons, Robert A. Marden, also served as Kennebec County Attorney and a member of the Maine Senate.

Marden remained with Dorothy until her death in 1987. He died in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, at the age of 94.