Quinto Martini | |
Birth Date: | 1908 8, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Death Place: | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Spouse: | Lucy Caiazzo m. 25 Jun 1931[1] |
Riding: | Hamilton East |
Predecessor: | Thomas Hambly Ross |
Successor: | John Munro |
Term Start: | 1957 |
Term End: | 1962 |
Profession: | real estate broker |
Party: | Progressive Conservative |
Quinto Antonio Martini (August 15, 1908 – July 27, 1975) was a Canadian politician and real estate broker, born in Hamilton, Ontario.[2]
Martini was born in Hamilton on August 15, 1908, to Benito Martini and Palmina Rossi, both of whom were Italian. He attended St Ann's School in Hamilton, and then Hamilton Technical School. On June 25, 1931, he married Lucy Caiazzo, daughter of a real-estate broker.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Hamilton East in 1957, and became the first Italian Canadian elected to parliament. He lost his seat in 1962.