Martin L. Jarrett | |
State Delegate: | Maryland |
Term Start: | 1908 |
Term End: | 1911 |
Birth Name: | Martin Luther Jarrett |
Birth Date: | 18 November 1841 |
Birth Place: | Jarrettsville, Maryland, U.S. |
Death Place: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Resting Place: | Calvary Church |
Relatives: | James H. Jarrett (brother) |
Martin Luther Jarrett (November 18, 1841 – September 23, 1920) was an American politician and physician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County, from 1908 to 1911.
Martin Luther Jarrett[1] was born on November 18, 1841, in Jarrettsville, Maryland, to Julia Ann (née Scarff) and Luther M. Jarrett.[2] [3] [4] His brother was James H. Jarrett.[5] He attended Bethel Academy in Cathcart for a time.[3] He studied medicine under Drs. Chew and Butler of Baltimore. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1864.[2] [3]
Jarrett served as a private in the 1st Maryland Cavalry in the Confederate States Army. He served until the end of the war.[2] Since graduating, Jarrett practiced medicine in Jarrettsville and retired from the practice around 1900.[1] [3]
Jarrett was a Democrat.[3] He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County, from 1908 to 1911.[6] He was a school commissioner in the 1890s.[3] He was director of the Second National Bank of Bel Air.[3]
Jarrett married Sarah Fannie Glenn on January 31, 1867. They had no children. She died in 1898.[3] [7] He was a Methodist.[3]
Jarrett died on September 23, 1920, at the home of his niece at 410 East 25th Street in Baltimore. He was buried at Calvary Church.[8]