| James Edgar Martine | |
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| United States Senator from New Jersey |
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| In office March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1917 |
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| Preceded by | John Kean |
| Succeeded by | Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1850 New York City, New York |
| Died | February 26, 1925 (aged 74) Miami, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
James Edgar Martine (August 25, 1850 – February 26, 1925) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey.
Born in New York City, he moved with his parents to Plainfield, New Jersey in 1857; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits, the real estate business, and in building; member of the Plainfield common council; unsuccessful candidate for election as Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey; unsuccessful candidate in 1906 for election to the Sixtieth United States Congress. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1911, to March 4, 1917, where he served as chairman of the Committee on Coast Defenses (Sixty-third United States Congress), Committee on Industrial Expositions (Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth United States Congresses); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916; resumed agricultural pursuits; died in Miami, Florida; interment in Hillside Cemetery located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
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| Preceded by John Kean |
U.S. Senator (Class 1) from New Jersey 1911-1917 |
Succeeded by Joseph S. Frelinghuysen |
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