Edward Martin (Pennsylvania politician)
Edward Martin | |
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United States Senator from Pennsylvania | |
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959 | |
Preceded by | Joe Guffey |
Succeeded by | Hugh Scott |
32nd Governor of Pennsylvania | |
In office January 19, 1943 – January 2, 1947 | |
Lieutenant | John Bell |
Preceded by | Arthur James |
Succeeded by | John Bell |
18th Treasurer of Pennsylvania | |
In office January 15, 1929 – January 17, 1933 | |
Preceded by | Charles Snyder |
Succeeded by | Samuel Lewis |
Chairman of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | |
In office May 12, 1928[1] – June 9, 1934[2] | |
Preceded by | W.L. Mellon |
Succeeded by | Harvey Taylor |
23rd Auditor General of Pennsylvania | |
In office January 20, 1925 – January 15, 1929 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Lewis |
Succeeded by | Charles Waters |
Personal details | |
Born | Ten Mile, Pennsylvania | September 18, 1879
Died | March 19, 1967 87) Washington, Pennsylvania | (aged
Political party | Republican |
Edward "Ed" Martin (September 18, 1879 – March 19, 1967) was an American lawyer and Republican party politician from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He served as the 32nd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1943 until 1947 and as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1947 until 1959.
Biography
Martin was born at Ten Mile, Pennsylvania in 1879. He attended public schools and graduated from Waynesburg College in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, in 1901. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1905 and commenced practice in Waynesburg. He served in the Spanish–American War on the Mexican Border and in the First and Second World Wars. He was a burgess of East Waynesburg from 1902 to 1905, solicitor of Greene County from 1908 to 1910 and again from 1916 to 1920. He served as auditor general of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1929 and State treasurer from 1929 to 1933. He was adjutant general of Pennsylvania from 1939 to 1943. He was also president of the National Guard Association of the United States in 1940. He had varied business interests, including fire insurance, oil and gas, and banking.
Martin was elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 1942. He served as president of the Council of State Governments in 1946 and was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in the same year. Martin was re-elected to the Senate in 1952. During the Eighty-third Congress from 1953 to 1955, when the Republicans were in the majority, he was chairman of the Committee on Public Works. Martin did not seek re-nomination to a third term in 1958. He died in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1967 and is buried at Greene Mount Cemetery in Waynesburg.
Fort Indiantown Gap
Before entering public life, Martin served as a general in the United States National Guard. Martin was prominent in the development of Fort Indiantown Gap and after his death, the United States Senate renamed the facility the Edward Martin Military Reservation, a designation that Martin himself had rejected throughout his life. The new name was never fully accepted by the military personnel who served there. In 1975, the Secretary of the Army renamed the post Fort Indiantown Gap in order to more closely align it with the other active duty stations throughout the United States.
Edward Martin Memorial Library at NGAUS
The Library at the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) is dedicated to Martin and is named the Edward Martin Memorial Library. While not a circulating library, it serves as one of the foremost collections of National Guard documents and is ideal for researchers. Original volumes include a complete collection of NGAUS Conference minutes dating to 1879 and Adjutant General (TAG) Reports dating to the early 20th Century. The Library may be found in the National Guard Memorial Building, One Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington DC 20001. The Edward Martin Memorial Library is managed and maintained by the National Guard Educational Foundation (NGEF).
References
- ↑ Armstrong, Robert B. (May 12, 1928). "Mellon to Get Keystone Vote". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ↑ Townley, John B. (June 8, 1934). "Martin Gives Up Chairman Post, Recommends Taylor". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Arthur James |
Governor of Pennsylvania 1943–1947 |
Succeeded by John Bell |
Preceded by Herbert Maw D-Utah |
Chairman of the National Governors Association 1945–1946 |
Succeeded by Millard Caldwell D-Florida |
Preceded by Charles Snyder |
Treasurer of Pennsylvania 1929–1933 |
Succeeded by Samuel Lewis |
Preceded by Samuel Lewis |
Auditor General of Pennsylvania 1925–1929 |
Succeeded by Charles Waters |
United States Senate | ||
Preceded by Joe Guffey |
U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Pennsylvania 1947–1959 Served alongside: Francis Myers, James Duff, Joseph Clark |
Succeeded by Hugh Scott |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by Jay Cooke |
Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (Class 1) 1946, 1952 |
Succeeded by Hugh Scott |
Preceded by Arthur James |
Republican nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania 1942 |
Succeeded by James Duff |
Preceded by W.L. Mellon |
Chairman of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania 1928–1934 |
Succeeded by Harvey Taylor |
Preceded by Charles Snyder |
Republican nominee for Treasurer of Pennsylvania 1928 |
Succeeded by Samuel Lewis |
Preceded by Samuel Lewis |
Republican nominee for Auditor General of Pennsylvania 1924 |
Succeeded by Charles Waters |
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