Argue Martin | |
Term Start: | 1931 |
Term End: | 1934 |
Predecessor: | Frederick Thomas Smye |
Successor: | Ada Pritchard |
Constituency: | Hamilton West |
Party: | Conservative |
Birth Name: | D'Arcy Argue Counsell Martin |
Birth Date: | 23 October 1898 |
Birth Place: | Hamilton, Ontario |
Death Place: | Hamilton, Ontario |
D'Arcy Argue Counsell Martin (October 23, 1898 – June 7, 1992) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He represented Hamilton West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1931 to 1934 as a Conservative member.[1]
Martin served on Hamilton city council from 1927 to 1931. In 1931, he was named a King's Counsel. He passed a private member's bill to establish the Hamilton Community Foundation, a philanthropic organization, and served as its first president from 1954 to 1956.[2] Martin was chairman of the board for the Hamilton Harbour Commission and served as chancellor for McMaster University.[3]
He was a descendant of Richard Martin of Ireland, 1753–1834.
He died in June 1992, seven months after being hit by a car on his way to church. He was 93.[4]