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Died June 14, 1945, Wonersh, United Kingdom Education Trinity College, Cambridge Books A History of British Railways Down to the Year 1830, A history of railway locomotives down to the end of the year 1831 | ||
Chapman Frederick Dendy Marshall (15 November 1872 – 14 June 1945) was an English railway historian, best known for his works on the Southern Railway and its precursor companies; on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway; and on early railways and locomotives to 1831. He was also a noted philatelist who was a specialist in the stamps and postal history of Great Britain.
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In 1928, Marshall was awarded the Crawford Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society London for his work The British Post Office from its Beginnings to the End of 1925.
Marshall was a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institution of Locomotive Engineers. He was also the holder of one of the first British driving licences.
Life
Dendy Marshall's birth was registered at Brentford in the fourth quarter of 1872. He was educated at Hurstpierpoint and Trinity College, Cambridge, and trained as a barrister but never practised.
He died at his home Chinthurst Lodge, Wonersh, in Surrey on 14 June 1945. His collection of railway documents and memorabilia was auctioned at Sotheby's on 13 November that year.