Frank Marsh was born in
Norfolk, Nebraska on April 27, 1924. He served in the
United States Army in
World War II. Marsh received his bachelor's degree from
University of Nebraska and was a contractor who also taught in the Lincoln Public School system. Marsh's father, Frank Marsh Sr. (1881–1951), served twice as
Secretary of State of Nebraska (1927–1933; 1941–1951). The younger Marsh was elected to the same office in late 1952 and served in that position for eighteen years. In
November 1970, Marsh was elected
Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, taking office in 1971 and serving until 1975 under
Democratic Governor J. James Exon. Afterwards, he served twice as Nebraska State Treasurer: from 1975 until his resignation in 1981 (to become state director of the U.S.
Farmers Home Administration) and again from 1987 to 1991. In 1991, Marsh was convicted of misdemeanor charges for making personal, long-distance telephone calls with government phones. In 1990, he was defeated by
Dawn Rockey. He married
Shirley McVicker in 1943, who served in the
Nebraska Legislature. Marsh died in
Lincoln on March 10, 2001. Frank Marsh had six children and nine grandchildren. ==References==