John Mason Martin Explained

State1:Alabama
District1:6th
Term Start1:March 4, 1885
Term End1:March 3, 1887
Predecessor1:Goldsmith W. Hewitt
Successor1:John H. Bankhead
Office2:Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
Term2:1871-1876
Birth Name:John Mason Martin
Birth Date:20 January 1837
Birth Place:Athens, Alabama
Death Place:Bowling Green, Kentucky
Party:Democratic
Signature:Signature of John Mason Martin.png

John Mason Martin (January 20, 1837 – June 16, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, son of Joshua Lanier Martin.

Biography

Born in Athens, Alabama, Martin attended the common schools, the high school in Green Springs, Alabama, and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.He was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, in 1856.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.He served as member of the State senate in 1871–1876 and served as president pro tempore in 1873–1876.He was professor of equity jurisprudence in the University of Alabama in 1875–1886.[1]

Martin was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress.He resumed the practice of law in Birmingham, Alabama.He died in Bowling Green, Kentucky, June 16, 1898.[2] He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Notes and References

  1. Book: The National Cyclopedia of American Biography . XI . James T. White & Company . 92 . 1901 . 2020-08-06 . Google Books.
  2. News: John Mason Martin Dies . . 1 . 1898-06-18 . 2020-08-06 . Newspapers.com.