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Marshall A. Talley (died May 7, 1953) was a Baptist leader and state legislator in Indiana. He represented the city of Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana in 1937.[1] He was a Democrat and was succeeded by Theodore Cable in 1939.[1]
Biography[edit]
Talley was born in Concord, North Carolina to Winslow A. and Lucretia C. Talley.[2] He obtained several degrees including a Doctor of Divinity.[2] He was then ordained in 1905 as a Baptist minister and served as a pastor in Florida, North Carolina, Alabama and Pennsylvania.[2] He then moved to Indianapolis and worked as the pastor at the Mount Zion Baptist Church for 7 years.[2]
Talley died May 7, 1953 aged 75, in hospital in Indianapolis survived by his wife Anna Loue Talley, two sons and a daughter.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (November 22, 1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. ISBN 0253112494.
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary for MARSHALL Talley (Aged 75)". The Indianapolis News. May 11, 1953. p. 15. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
