Hugh B. Marsh

Hugh Browning Marsh (September 20, 1900 - December 27, 1976) was the Commonwealth's Attorney from 1944 to 1955.

Marsh was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, and moved to Alexandria in 1902, where he graduated from the Alexandria High School in 1919.

Marsh graduated from the University of Virginia and from its law school in 1924.

Marsh married the former Alice Elizabeth Crutchfield in North Carolina on June 16, 1937.

In 1939, Marsh sought the Democratic nomination as the Commonwealth's Attorney, but was defeated by incumbent Paul E. Brown.

On March 17, 1944, Marsh was sworn in as the Commonwealth's Attorney by Circuit Court Clerk John M. Whalen.

Marsh announced his resignation as Commonwealth's Attorney on December 6, 1954, and became a named partner in the law firm of Richardson, McCandlish, and Lillard, which became known as Richardson, McCandlish, Lillard, Marsh & Van Dyck.