Jerome Martin Explained

Jerome A. Martin
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:1st
Term Start:1971
Term End:1977
Predecessor:Alex Meunier
Successor:Alan Lasee
Birth Date:September 24, 1908
Birth Place:Rockland, Brown County, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Place:Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Party:Democratic

Jerome Martin (September 24, 1908  - January 27, 1977) was a Wisconsin politician, legislator, and businessman. From 1971 until his death, Martin served in the Wisconsin State Senate.[1] [2] [3]

Martin was born in Rockland, Wisconsin, on September 24, 1908.[3] He attended St. Norbert College for two years.[3] He worked as a businessman, bank director, and oil jobber. In the late 1950s, Martin became active in local politics. He was elected to the Brown County Board of Supervisors from 1958; he served as board chairperson from 1962 to 1970.[3] He was elected as President of the village of Whitelaw, Wisconsin in 1969, serving until 1971.[3] Martin was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1970, where he served until his death on January 27, 1977.[1] Martin died of a heart attack in his sleep in Madison, Wisconsin.[3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martin, Jerome A. 1908 . www.wisconsinhistory.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110610210535/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2420&search&term=martin . 2011-06-10.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-01-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061209014416/http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/ib/99ib1.pdf . 2006-12-09 .
  3. News: Sen. Martin, 68, Dies at Madison (part 1). Manitowoc Herald Times. January 27, 1977. 1. Newspapers.com. January 6, 2014 .
  4. News: Sen. Martin, 68, Dies at Madison (part 2). Manitowoc Herald Times. January 27, 1977. 2. Newspapers.com. January 6, 2014 .
  5. News: State Sen. Martin Dies . Waukesha Daily Freeman. January 28, 1977. 2. Newspapers.com. January 6, 2014 .