John Alfred Martin
Full Name: John Alfred Martin
Birth date: May 31, 1846
Death date: January 26, 1917
Birth date: May 31, 1846
Death date: January 26, 1917
Terms of Service
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Senate,
18th
(1)
(2)
Legislature
1/9/1883 - 1/13/1885
Democrat
(2) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal . January 9, 1883
January 10, 1883
Biographical Notes and Resources
Photographs
- Photograph. J.A. Martin, State Preservation Board
Other Resources
- Census of 1880 - J.A. Martin, Falls County, age 34, born circa 1846 in South Carolina, lawyer, wife Ala.
Census of 1900 - J.A. Martin, Marlin, Falls County, age 54, born May 1846 in South Carolina, lawyer, wife Mary A. FamilySearch . 1900 1880 - John Alfred Martin, birth date 5/31/1846 in Charleston, South Carolina; death date 1/26/1917 in Austin, Texas; burial in Evergreen Cemetery in El Paso, El Paso County. Includes obituary from Twice A Week Democrat, Marlin, Texas, 1/31/1917. Find a Grave .
- Obituary, "Judge J.A. Martin Dead," San Antonio Express, 1/27/1917, p. 3, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "He served one term in the State Senate in about the year 1884." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
- Biographical sketch, John Alfred Martin, A Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas, pp. 977-978, crediting Lena Armstrong Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
- Confederate States Army, A Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas, pp. 977-978, crediting Lena Armstrong Public Library. "At the age of eighteen years - the spring of 1864 - he espoused the cause of his native State, and joined the Peedee light battery, which was then in the Confederate service on the coast of South Carolina. He served in this battery until the surrender at Greensboro, North Carolina. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
- Biographical sketch, John Alfred Martin, p. 244. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83 1883.