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'''Frederick W. Marsh''' ([[1874]]-?) was a longtime clerk of the [[U.S. District Court]] in Pensacola, having been appointed on [[May 28]], [[1895]].<ref>''[http://books.google.com/books?id=F1enf2qT0oIC Register of the Department of Justice]'', 1917.</ref> He also had a private law practice (which did not accept cases in federal court), sat on the board of the [[Pensacola Chamber of Commerce]] for many years (including a stint as director), and was secretary of the [[Joint Good Roads Committee]] that made possible a $2 million bond to improve highways in [[Escambia County]] highways.
Born in Iowa, Marsh came to the Pensacola area in [[1894]] after receiving his LL.B. degree from the University of Michigan. He had also attended the Iowa Weselyan College and the University of Florida. He was a Republican at a time when Democrats dominated local politics; was one of the organizers of the [[Pensacola Country Club]] (though later left the club); and was president of the [[University Club of Pensacola]] and the [[Kiwanis Club]].