Rolland B. Marvin

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.

Marvin c. 1930s