John Hobart Marble

John Hobart Marble (February 26, 1869 – November 21, 1913) was an American attorney and government official, who was appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission in March 1913 and served on the commission until his death eight months later.

Early life He was born on February 26, 1869, in Ashland, Nebraska, to Sarah and Andrew Marble. He later attended the University of Nebraska. He worked for a time as a linotype operator. He moved to California, and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1903. As commissioner, Marble concerned himself with the commission's prosecutions.

Death On November 20, 1913, Marble, the junior commissioner both in age and in time on the commission, was conducting an ICC hearing in Philadelphia, when he was taken ill with an attack of acute indigestion Marble journeyed to his Washington home. With Marble continuing to feel ill, Marble's family physician was called in the following day, but the commissioner died shortly after the doctor's arrival.

Legacy At a hearing on November 24, Chairman Clark described Marble as "a man of genial, helpful and splendid personality, indefatigable industry, sterling integrity, and broad fair-mindedness."