First elected as mayor at the age of 33, during this term he helped get Carrier Corporation to move to the city.
He also oversaw the building of a new rail station and elevating the tracks, as well as MacArthur Stadium to house baseball's Syracuse Chiefs.
He also fired all women from city employment who had husbands earning a living wage.
He chaired the Onondaga County Republican Party from 1936 until 1945, and then started a law practice.
[3][4] Marvin died in Syracuse on August 14, 1979, survived by his wife and two children.