Joseph A. Martin Explained

Joseph A. Martin
Order:50th
Office:Mayor of Detroit, Michigan
Term Start:June 10, 1924
Term End:August 2, 1924
Predecessor:Frank Ellsworth Doremus
Successor:John C. Lodge
Birth Date:1888
Death Date:October 17, 1928
Death Place:Detroit, Michigan

Joseph A. Martin (1888  - October 17, 1928) was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 1924.

Biography

Joseph A. Martin was born on June 26, 1888.[1] He was Commissioner of Public Works for Detroit from 1920 to 1923. He served as acting mayor in 1924 after Frank Ellsworth Doremus resigned for health reasons. Martin resigned to concentrate on running for mayor but lost a three-way race to John W. Smith (with Charles Bowles as the write-in candidate).

Joseph A. Martin died on October 17, 1928 when he was 40.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mayors of U.S. Cities A - L . WorldStatesmen.org . November 7, 2010.
  2. News: Former Detroit Official Killed . The New York Times . October 18, 1928.
  3. Web site: 2020-06-27 . Joseph A. Martin, 54th Mayor of Detroit . 2024-05-21 . geni_family_tree . en-US.