Richard P. Marvin

Richard Pratt Marvin (December 23, 1803 – January 11, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. A Whig, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1841.

Early life Marvin was born on December 23, 1803, in Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York. He was a son of Selden Marvin and Charlotte (née Pratt) Marvin.

He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1829, and commenced practice in Jamestown, New York.

Career He was a member from Chautauqua County of the New York State Assembly in 1836.

Marvin was elected as a Whig to the 25th and 26th United States Congresses, and served from March 4, 1837, to March 3, 1841. He was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (26th Congress). Afterwards he resumed the practice of law in Jamestown.

Personal life On September 8, 1834, Marvin was married to Isabella Newland (1811–1872), a daughter of David Newland and Jane (née McHarg) Newland. Together, they were the parents of:

Selden Erastus Marvin (1835–1899), the Adjutant General of New York who married Katharine Langdon Parker (1846–1907) in 1868. William Richard Marvin (1843–1863), who died unmarried of disease contracted while serving in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Isabella Marvin (1849–1881), who died unmarried.

Marvin died on January 11, 1892, in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York. He was buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Jamestown.