John Martin (Kansas), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Martin (Kansas)

(1833-1913) United States Senator from Kansas

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1833

Place of Birth: Hartsville, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 03-Sep-1913

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About John Martin (Kansas)

  • John Martin (November 12, 1833 – September 3, 1913) was an American lawyer and politician from Hartsville, Tennessee.
  • He represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1893 until 1895. Martin was born near Hartsville, Trousdale County, Tennessee on November 12, 1833.
  • He attended the common schools and clerked in stores and the post office, before moving to Tecumseh, Shawnee County, Kansas in 1855.
  • He was elected assistant clerk of the first house of representatives in the Territory in 1855; county clerk and register of deeds 1855-1857; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced practice in Tecumseh; justice of the peace 1857; county attorney of Shawnee County 1858-1860; postmaster of Tecumseh 1858-1859; deputy United States attorney 1859-1861; reporter of the State supreme court 1860; moved to Topeka and practiced law in 1861; member, State house of representatives 1871-1875; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor in 1876 and for the United States Senate in 1877; district judge 1883-1885; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Fiftieth Congress; unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1888; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate on January 25, 1893, to fill the remainder of the term left vacant by the death of Preston B.
  • Plumb; served from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1895; chairman, Committee on Railroads (Fifty-third Congress); clerk of the Supreme Court of Kansas 1897-1899. Martin died in Topeka, Kansas on September 3, 1913, and was interred in Topeka Cemetery.

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