John Otho Marsh, Jr.

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John Otho Marsh, speaking at a military funeral, 1985.
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John Otho Marsh, speaking at a military funeral, 1985.

John Otho Marsh, Jr. (born August 7, 1926) served as the United States Secretary of the Army between 1981 and 1989. He also served in the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1963 to 1971. He graduated from Washington and Lee University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. He currently lives in Winchester, Va with his wife, together they have had 3 children- Rob, a physician, Rebecca, a former high school counselor, and Scot, a surveyor. He also has 7 grandchildren. His favorite hobbies include reading, rowing, and teaching. He continues to make speeches for different events.

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Preceded by:
Burr P. Harrison
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 7th congressional district

1963-1971
Succeeded by:
James Kenneth Robinson
Preceded by:
Clifford L. Alexander, Jr.
United States Secretary of the Army
February 1981–August 1989
Succeeded by:
Michael P.W. Stone