Benjamin F. Martin

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Benjamin Franklin Martin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881
Preceded by	Charles J. Faulkner
Succeeded by	John Blair Hoge
Born	October 2, 1828 Farmington, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA
Died	January 20, 1895 Grafton, West Virginia, USA
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Teacher

Benjamin Franklin Martin (October 2, 1828 – January 20, 1895) was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and teacher from Virginia and West Virginia.

Born near Farmington, Virginia (now West Virginia), Martin graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania in 1854 and taught school in Fairmont, Virginia (now West Virginia). He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in March, 1856. He moved to Pruntytown, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1856 and was a member of the West Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1872 and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1872 and 1888. Martin was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1876, serving from 1877 to 1881, unsuccessful for renomination in 1880. He resumed practicing law in Grafton, West Virginia until his death there on January 20, 1895. He was interned in Woodlawn Cemetery in Fairmont, West Virginia.

[edit] External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Benjamin F. Martin at Find A Grave

Preceded by Charles J. Faulkner

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881

Succeeded by John Blair Hoge

This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.