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especially difficult field, the boys of Pas-
saic having made a reputation for being
unruly ; Mr. Marks has succeeded in win-
ning their confidence, esteem and cooper-
ation to such an extent that, under his
coaching, the school boys of Passaic have
won every game of basketball they have
played; the principal of the Passaic High
School, through the mayor, reported to
the governor of New Jersey that A. A.
Marks was the best disciplinarian the
schools have had, and so pleased were
the citizens of Passaic with the achievements
of Mr. Marks in the training of
their boys that they presented him, in
1920, with a gold watch, appropriately
inscribed, the gold chain and basketball
fob for the chain being the gift of the
high school boys themselves. He married
Blanche Joan, and they have one
daughter, Margaret.
The Rev. Charles A. Marks is now rec-
tor emeritus of St. Matthew's Church,
Wilton, Connecticut. As clergyman and
citizen he has given the best that was in
him to his church, his country, and his
fellow-men.
MARKS, George E.,
Manufacturer, Financier.
As a member of the internationally
known firm of A. A. Marks, the citizen
of New York and Greenwich, whose name
we have inscribed at the head of this
article, requires no introduction in a
work of this character. Mr. Marks, while
prominent in the business world of the
metropolis and identified with a number
of her leading interests, has always been
intimately associated with all that tended
to advance the welfare and progress of
his home community in Connecticut.
George E. Marks was born January 29,
1853, in New York City, a son of Amasa
A. and Lucy Ann (Piatt) Marks (q. v.).
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The early education of George E. Marks
was received in schools of New York
City, supplemented by attendance at a
private school in Milford, Connecticut.
In 1879 he graduated from Union College
with the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and
Civil Engineer, receiving in due course,
three years later, the degree of Master of
Arts. Immediately thereafter he was
associated with his father in the latter's
business with which he has ever since
been continuously connected and to
which his sagacious foresight and skillful
management have imparted additional
impetus, greater strength and a more
extensive scope. He is vice-president and
a director of the West Side Savings Bank
of New York.
In 1917 Mr. Marks organized the As-
sociation of Limb Manufacturers, and for
three years served as its first president.
Upon his retirement from that office he
was presented with a beautiful silver lov-
ing-cup. Mr. Marks' first vote was cast
in Connecticut, and he has held several
town offices in Greenwich. Since 1885 he
has been been a resident of New York
City, but has always had a summer
home in Riverside, in the town of Greenwich,
and in 1920 made it his permanent
home. The fraternal and social connec-
tions of Mr. Marks are numerous. He is
past master of Manitou Lodge, No. 106,
Free and Accepted Masons, and a mem-
ber of the Past Masters' Association of
New York City. He affiliates with Manhattan
Chapter, No. 184, Royal Arch
Masons ; Palestine Commandery, Knights
Templar ; and Mecca Temple, Mystic
Shrine. He was one of the incorporators
of the Sound Beach Golf Club and the
Riverside Yacht Club, in which he still
holds membership. Among the other
organizations in which he is enrolled are
the New York Historical Society and the
Metropolitan Museum of Art.