Rolland B. Marvin (1897? - August 14, 1979) was a

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from the

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. He was the

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, for five terms as a

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from 1930 to 1941. First elected as mayor at the age of 33, during this term he helped get

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to move to the city. He also oversaw the building of a new rail station and elevating the tracks, as well as MacArthur Stadium to house baseball's

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.Biographical History
Rolland B. Marvin Collection/Syracuse University Libraries, Retrieved 10 March 2022 He had to cut the city's budget, as he elected right before the 1929 stock market crash and ensuing Great Depression, and cut his own salary by 40 percent. He also fired all women from city employment who had husbands earning a living wage. His name was considered for a nomination for New York Governor in the 1930s and 1940s, but he never ran for that office. He did run unsuccessfully for

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in 1944.(20 October 1944)
Rolland B. Martin, State Senate Choice, Has Good Record
''Eagle-Bulletin'' (Fayetteville, New York) Marvin did not always agree with his political party and was often opposed to Governor

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; he supported

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's presidential bid in 1940 instead of Dewey. He chaired the

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Republican Party from 1936 until 1945, and then started a law practice.(16 August 1979)
Rolland Marvin, 82, Was Five‐Term Mayor Of Syracuse in 1930's
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''(25 March 1971)
Reflections on the passing of a great governor
''Eagle-Bulletin'' Marvin died in Syracuse on August 14, 1979, survived by his wife and two children.Baker, Chris (6 January 2018)

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External links

Rolland B. Marvin Collection
as Syracuse University

References

1890s births 1979 deaths Mayors of Syracuse, New York 20th-century American politicians {{NewYork-mayor-stub