Alfred Erskine Marling

Alfred Erskine Marling (1859 – May 29, 1935) was the President of Horace S. Ely & Co. and later President of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York.[1]

He was born in Canada and had a brother, Charles Edward Marling (c1860-1937).[2] Alfred headed the Union League Club of New York, and was a director or trustee in 16 corporations, he made national news in 1919 by proposing a $5,000,000 housing corporation to move 20,000 New Yorkers from tenements into modern low-cost apartments.[3] He died on May 29, 1935.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Alfred E. Marling New Chamber Head. President of Horace S. Ely & Co. Elected to Succeed Eugenius H. Outerbridge.". New York Times. May 3, 1918. Retrieved 2008-06-27. At the 150th annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, held yesterday, Alfred E. Marling was elected President of that body, and was formally inaugurated, the oath of office being administered by Eugenius H. Outerbridge, the retiring President.
  2. ↑ "Charles E.Marling. Investment Broker, Native of Toronto, Dies at Home Here.". New York Times. December 28, 1937. Retrieved 2008-06-27. Charles Edward Marling, a retired investment broker, brother of the late Alfred Erskine Marling, died yesterday of anemia at his home, 11 East Sixty-eighth Street, after an illness of six months. He was in his seventies.
  3. ↑ "Mourning on Fifth Avenue". Time (magazine). 1935. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  4. ↑ "A. E. Marling Dead, 60 Years in Reality. Long Career With Horace S. Ely & Co. Former Head of Chamber of Commerce.". New York Times. May 30, 1935. Retrieved 2008-06-27. Long Career With Horace S. Ely & Co. -- Former Head of Chamber of Commerce.