Robert N. Martin

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MARTIN, Robert Nicols, a Representative from Maryland; born in Cambridge, Dorchester County, MD, January 14, 1798; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced at Princess Anne, MD, 1819-1827; elected to the Nineteenth Congress (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1827); settled in Baltimore City and resumed the practice of law; appointed by Governor Pratt chief justice of the western judicial district in 1845, in which capacity he served until the office was vacated by the constitution of 1851; again engaged in the practice of his profession in Baltimore; judge of the superior court of Baltimore 1859-1867; professor of international law in the University of Maryland at Baltimore 1867-1870; died at Saratoga Springs, NY, July 20, 1870; interment in Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cambridge, MD.

Preceded by
John S. Spence		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 8th congressional district
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827		 Succeeded by
Ephraim King Wilson
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