Selden E. Marvin

Selden E. Marvin (20 August 1835 – 19 January 1899) was an American businessman and militia officer from Albany, New York. A Union Army veteran of the American Civil War, he served as the New York Militia's paymaster-general from 1865 to 1867 and Adjutant General of New York from 1867 to 1869. In his civilian career, Marvin was a prominent businessman and banker.

Early life Selden Erastus Marvin was born in Jamestown, New York on 30 August 1835, a son of Richard Pratt Marvin and Isabella (Newland) Marvin. Among his four siblings was Mary Elizabeth Marvin (1841–1907), the wife of B. F. Goodrich Company founder Benjamin Goodrich. William Marvin, a prominent judge and politician in Florida, was his uncle. Marvin was educated in the public schools of Jamestown and Jamestown Academy, which was followed by attendance at Russell's Commercial and Collegiate Institute in New Haven, Connecticut. He was subsequently appointed regimental quartermaster.

In March 1875, Marvin oversaw another reorganization of the Corning and Griswold businesses, which was called the Albany and Rensselaer Iron and Steel Company.

Personal In September 1868, Marvin married Katharine Langdon Parker, daughter of Amasa J. Parker and sister of Amasa J. Parker Jr. His funeral took place al All Saints Cathedral and he was buried at Albany Rural Cemetery.