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'''Randolph Brant Martine''' (1844 [[New York City]] - March 30, 1895 [[New York City]]) was an American lawyer and politician from [[New York]].


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==Life==
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He was the son of Theodore Martine, a grocer and realtor, descended from French [[Huguenot]] immigrants. He graduated from [[Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia College]] in 1865, and from [[Columbia Law School]] in 1866.
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| office = [[New York County District Attorney]]
| appointed = [[William Russell Grace]]
| term_start = 1885
| term_end = 1887
| predecessor = [[Peter B. Olney]]
| successor = [[John R. Fellows]]
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| birth_name = Randolph Brant Martine
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| birth_date = 1844
| birth_place = [[New York City]]
| death_date = {{dda|1895|03|30|1844}}
| death_place = [[New York City]]
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia College]]<br>[[Columbia Law School]]
| party = [[County Democracy]]
| parents = Theodore Martine
| spouse =
| children = Randolph Brant Martine Jr.
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'''Randolph Brant Martine''' (1844 – March 30, 1895)<ref name="RBMObit1895"/> was an American lawyer and politician from [[New York (state)|New York]].


==Early life==
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Martine was a member of [[Tammany Hall]] but left in 1881, following the expulsion of Fire Commissioner Henry D. Purroy and Police Justice Andrew J. White, and joined the Anti-Tammany Democrats in New York City, first known as the "Purroy Democracy" then as the "County Democracy." In 1882, Mayor [[William Russell Grace|William R. Grace]] sent his appointment as a [[New York City Police Commissioner]] to the [[New York City Council|Board of Aldermen]], but having a Tammany majority, the Board refused to vote upon the issue, and the office remained vacant.
Martine was born in 1844 in the Sixteenth Ward of New York near [[22nd Street (Manhattan)|22nd Street]] and [[Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)|Eighth Avenue]].<ref name="RBMObit1895"/> He was the son of Theodore Martine, a grocer and realtor descended from French [[Huguenot]] immigrants.<ref name="EHMObit1899">{{cite news |title=DEATH OF EDWARD H. MARTINE. Became Insane While on a Car and Raved About Col. Ingersoll |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1899/07/29/117928723.pdf |accessdate=8 November 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 29, 1899}}</ref> In 1900, his niece, Mary Martine Carew, was shot by an ex-convict after Mrs. Carew rebuffed his advances.<ref name="1900Murder">{{cite news |title=EX-CONVICT SHOOTS WOMAN. Tragedy on a Roof Witnessed by the Victim's Son. TWO BULLETS IN HER BACK. Mrs. Carew Rejected Curtin's Advances, and in Revenge He Tried to Murder Her |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1900/07/15/102608998.pdf |accessdate=8 November 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 15, 1900}}</ref>


He graduated [[Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia College]] in 1865, and from [[Columbia Law School]] in 1866.<ref name="RBMObit1895"/><ref name="Columbia1906">{{cite book |title=Catalogue of Officers and Graduates of Columbia University from the Foundation of King's College in 1754 |date=1906 |publisher=[[Columbia University]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924032690301/page/n130 121] |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924032690301 |accessdate=8 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
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In November 1884, Martine was elected on the County Democracy ticket [[New York County District Attorney]]. On taking office, he appointed [[John R. Fellows]] and [[De Lancey Nicoll]] as Assistant D.A.s, and [[Vernon M. Davis]] as Deputy Assistant D.A. Martine prosecuted [[Jacob Sharp]] and several Aldermen for [[bribery]] in connection with the concession for the [[Broadway Surface Railroad]]. In April 1886, he ordered to be arrested all the Ex-Aldermen who had in 1884 voted for the railroad concession, seven of whom were eventually convicted.


==Career==
In November 1887, he was elected on the Tammany, County Democracy, Republican and Irving Hall (another faction of Anti-Tammany Democrats){{cn}} tickets a judge of the Court of General Sessions, and remained in office until his death.
After his graduation from law school, he was admitted to the bar and practiced law with the firm, Flanagan, Bright & Martine, which dissolved not long thereafter, at which point he practiced on his own for several years before partnering with Charles A. Jackson under the name Jackson & Martine (with offices in the [[Morse Building]]).<ref name="RBMObit1895"/>


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Martine was a member of [[Tammany Hall]] but left in 1881, following the expulsion of Fire Commissioner Henry D. Purroy and Police Justice Andrew J. White, and joined the Anti-Tammany Democrats in New York City, first known as the "Purroy Democracy" then as the "[[County Democracy]]." In 1882, Mayor [[William Russell Grace|William R. Grace]] sent his appointment as a [[New York City Police Commissioner]] to the [[New York City Council|Board of Aldermen]], but having a Tammany majority, the Board refused to vote upon the issue, and the office remained vacant.<ref name="1882Vacant">{{cite news |title=THE VACANT COMMISSIONERSHIPS: Nominations By Mayor Grace To The Police And Park Groups |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1882/05/10/96860442.pdf |accessdate=8 November 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 10, 1882}}</ref><ref name="1882Denunciations">{{cite news |title=DENUNCIATIONS OF KELLY. Anti-Kelly-Tammany To Go To Saratoga --Railing At Their Former Boss |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1882/08/01/102919648.pdf |accessdate=8 November 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 1, 1882}}</ref>
He died from "heart failure due to [[peritonitis]]" at his home at 2017, [[Fifth Avenue]], NYC.


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In November 1884, Martine was elected on the County Democracy ticket [[New York County District Attorney]]. On taking office, he appointed [[John R. Fellows]] and [[De Lancey Nicoll]] as Assistant D.A.s, and [[Vernon M. Davis]] as Deputy Assistant District Attorneys.<ref name="1884Associates">{{cite news |title=THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S AIDS. THE ASSOCIATES SELECTED BY RANDOLPH B. MARTINE. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1884/12/31/106292581.pdf |accessdate=8 November 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 31, 1884}}</ref> Martine prosecuted [[Jacob Sharp]] and several Aldermen for [[bribery]] in connection with the concession for the [[Broadway Surface Railroad]].<ref name="1886Arrests">{{cite news |title=ELEVEN TAKEN IN CHARGE: A GREAT HAUL OF THE BROADWAY ALDERMAN. Twelve Warrants Issued and Only One Alderman Not Found -- All the Prisoners Admitted to Bail |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1886/04/14/106182045.pdf |accessdate=8 November 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 14, 1886}}</ref> In April 1886, he ordered to be arrested all the Ex-Aldermen who had in 1884 voted for the railroad concession, seven of whom were eventually convicted.
His only son, Randolph Brant Martine, Jr. (b. 1869), was appointed Deputy Assistant D.A. by [[De Lancey Nicoll]] in April 1893.


In November 1887, he was elected on the Tammany, County Democracy, Republican and Irving Hall (another faction of Anti-Tammany Democrats)<ref name="1887Ticket">{{cite news |title=DE LANCEY NICOLL CHOSEN: PUT ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET WITH MARTINE. Deciding To Accept The Nomination -- The Other Candidates Selected by the County Convention. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1887/10/26/100938556.pdf |accessdate=8 November 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 26, 1887}}</ref><ref name="1887Outwitted">{{cite news |title=BOSS POWER OUTWITTED. TAMMANY PREVENTS THE PUNISHMENT OF MARTINE. Republicans Jubilant and Democrats Depressed Over The Republican Nomination of Nicoll |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1887/10/27/100938826.pdf |accessdate=8 November 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 27, 1887}}</ref> tickets a judge of the Court of General Sessions,<ref name="1887IrvingHall">{{cite news |title=IRVING HALL'S SUPPORT. INDORSING THE WHOLE OF THE REPUBLICAN TICKET |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1887/10/28/100939017.pdf |accessdate=8 November 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 28, 1887}}</ref> and remained in office until his death.<ref name="1887Results">{{cite news |title=RESULT OF THE CITY VOTE. IT PROVES TO BE A SWEEPING DEMOCRATIC VICTORY. The Labor Vote Broken Up In An Unexpected Way--Candidates Who Are Elected To Office |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1887/11/09/106186394.pdfhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1887/11/09/106186394.pdf |accessdate=8 November 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 9, 1887}}</ref>
==Sources==

*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E01E3DF1031E03ABC4852DFB3668389699FDE ''THE VACANT COMMISSIONERSHIPS''] in NYT on May 10, 1882
==Personal life==
*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9401E1D61730E433A25752C0A96E9C94639FD7CF ''DENUNCIATIONS OF KELLY.; ANTI-KELLY-TAMMANY TO GO TO SARATOGA''] in NYT on August 1, 1882
With his wife, Lucretia A.,<ref name="Supreme1882">{{cite book |title=Supreme Court |date=1882 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wfFtIYzXUVcC&pg=RA6-PA1 |accessdate=8 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> he one son, Randolph Brant Martine Jr. (b. 1869), was appointed Deputy Assistant D.A. by [[De Lancey Nicoll]] in April 1893.<ref name="1893Son">{{cite news |title=A Place for Judge Martine's Son |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1893/04/19/106863659.pdf |accessdate=8 November 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 19, 1893}}</ref>
*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D0DE2DD1F3BE033A25752C3A9649D94659FD7CF ''THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S AIDS''] in NYT on December 31, 1884

*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9901E7DD1E38E033A25757C1A9629C94679FD7CF ''ELEVEN TAKEN IN CHARGE; A GREAT HAUL OF THE BROADWAY ALDERMEN''] in NYT on April 14, 1886
He died from "heart failure due to [[peritonitis]]" at his home at 2017 [[Fifth Avenue]] in New York City.<ref name="RBMObit1895">{{cite news |title=DEATH OF JUDGE MARTINE. Heart Failure, Due to Peritonitis, the Cause. HIS RECOVERY WAS HOPED FOR. Preparations Had Been Made to Take Him to Old Point Comfort--Action of General Sessions Judges |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/03/31/102509782.pdf |accessdate=8 November 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 31, 1895}}</ref>
*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A00E2D71530E633A25755C2A9669D94669FD7CF ''DE LANCEY NICOLL CHOSEN; PUT ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET WITH MARTINE''] in NYT on October 26, 1887

*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A07EFD71530E633A25754C2A9669D94669FD7CF ''BOSS POWER OUTWITTED; TAMMANY PREVENTS THE PUNISHMENT OF MARTINE''] in NYT on October 27, 1887
==References==
*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B04E7D61530E633A2575BC2A9669D94669FD7CF ''IRVING HALL'S SUPPORT.; INDORSING THE WHOLE OF THE REPUBLICAN TICKET''] in NYT on October 28, 1887
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*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=980CE4D91E38E033A2575AC0A9679D94669FD7CF ''RESULT OF THE CITY VOTE''] in NYT on November 9, 1887
*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9500E1DC1031E033A2575AC1A9629C94629ED7CF ''A Place for Judge Martine's son''] in NYT on April 19, 1893
*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9E0DE0D6163CE433A25752C3A9659C94649ED7CF ''DEATH OF JUDGE MARTINE''] in NYT on March 31, 1895
*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F07E0D71430E132A2575AC2A9619C94689ED7CF ''DEATH OF EDWARD H. MARTINE''] in NYT on July 29, 1899 (his brother's obit)
*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=940CEED7163FE433A25756C1A9619C946197D6CF ''EX-CONVICT SHOOTS WOMAN''] in NYT on July 15, 1900 (his niece's shooting)


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Latest revision as of 21:32, 1 January 2024

Randolph B. Martine
New York County District Attorney
In office
1885–1887
Appointed byWilliam Russell Grace
Preceded byPeter B. Olney
Succeeded byJohn R. Fellows
Personal details
Born
Randolph Brant Martine

1844
New York City
DiedMarch 30, 1895(1895-03-30) (aged 50–51)
New York City
Political partyCounty Democracy
ChildrenRandolph Brant Martine Jr.
ParentTheodore Martine
Alma materColumbia College
Columbia Law School

Randolph Brant Martine (1844 – March 30, 1895)[1] was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Early life[edit]

Martine was born in 1844 in the Sixteenth Ward of New York near 22nd Street and Eighth Avenue.[1] He was the son of Theodore Martine, a grocer and realtor descended from French Huguenot immigrants.[2] In 1900, his niece, Mary Martine Carew, was shot by an ex-convict after Mrs. Carew rebuffed his advances.[3]

He graduated Columbia College in 1865, and from Columbia Law School in 1866.[1][4]

Career[edit]

After his graduation from law school, he was admitted to the bar and practiced law with the firm, Flanagan, Bright & Martine, which dissolved not long thereafter, at which point he practiced on his own for several years before partnering with Charles A. Jackson under the name Jackson & Martine (with offices in the Morse Building).[1]

Martine was a member of Tammany Hall but left in 1881, following the expulsion of Fire Commissioner Henry D. Purroy and Police Justice Andrew J. White, and joined the Anti-Tammany Democrats in New York City, first known as the "Purroy Democracy" then as the "County Democracy." In 1882, Mayor William R. Grace sent his appointment as a New York City Police Commissioner to the Board of Aldermen, but having a Tammany majority, the Board refused to vote upon the issue, and the office remained vacant.[5][6]

In November 1884, Martine was elected on the County Democracy ticket New York County District Attorney. On taking office, he appointed John R. Fellows and De Lancey Nicoll as Assistant D.A.s, and Vernon M. Davis as Deputy Assistant District Attorneys.[7] Martine prosecuted Jacob Sharp and several Aldermen for bribery in connection with the concession for the Broadway Surface Railroad.[8] In April 1886, he ordered to be arrested all the Ex-Aldermen who had in 1884 voted for the railroad concession, seven of whom were eventually convicted.

In November 1887, he was elected on the Tammany, County Democracy, Republican and Irving Hall (another faction of Anti-Tammany Democrats)[9][10] tickets a judge of the Court of General Sessions,[11] and remained in office until his death.[12]

Personal life[edit]

With his wife, Lucretia A.,[13] he one son, Randolph Brant Martine Jr. (b. 1869), was appointed Deputy Assistant D.A. by De Lancey Nicoll in April 1893.[14]

He died from "heart failure due to peritonitis" at his home at 2017 Fifth Avenue in New York City.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "DEATH OF JUDGE MARTINE. Heart Failure, Due to Peritonitis, the Cause. HIS RECOVERY WAS HOPED FOR. Preparations Had Been Made to Take Him to Old Point Comfort--Action of General Sessions Judges" (PDF). The New York Times. March 31, 1895. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. ^ "DEATH OF EDWARD H. MARTINE. Became Insane While on a Car and Raved About Col. Ingersoll" (PDF). The New York Times. July 29, 1899. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. ^ "EX-CONVICT SHOOTS WOMAN. Tragedy on a Roof Witnessed by the Victim's Son. TWO BULLETS IN HER BACK. Mrs. Carew Rejected Curtin's Advances, and in Revenge He Tried to Murder Her" (PDF). The New York Times. July 15, 1900. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  4. ^ Catalogue of Officers and Graduates of Columbia University from the Foundation of King's College in 1754. Columbia University. 1906. p. 121. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. ^ "THE VACANT COMMISSIONERSHIPS: Nominations By Mayor Grace To The Police And Park Groups" (PDF). The New York Times. May 10, 1882. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  6. ^ "DENUNCIATIONS OF KELLY. Anti-Kelly-Tammany To Go To Saratoga --Railing At Their Former Boss" (PDF). The New York Times. August 1, 1882. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  7. ^ "THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S AIDS. THE ASSOCIATES SELECTED BY RANDOLPH B. MARTINE" (PDF). The New York Times. December 31, 1884. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  8. ^ "ELEVEN TAKEN IN CHARGE: A GREAT HAUL OF THE BROADWAY ALDERMAN. Twelve Warrants Issued and Only One Alderman Not Found -- All the Prisoners Admitted to Bail" (PDF). The New York Times. April 14, 1886. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  9. ^ "DE LANCEY NICOLL CHOSEN: PUT ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET WITH MARTINE. Deciding To Accept The Nomination -- The Other Candidates Selected by the County Convention" (PDF). The New York Times. October 26, 1887. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  10. ^ "BOSS POWER OUTWITTED. TAMMANY PREVENTS THE PUNISHMENT OF MARTINE. Republicans Jubilant and Democrats Depressed Over The Republican Nomination of Nicoll" (PDF). The New York Times. October 27, 1887. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  11. ^ "IRVING HALL'S SUPPORT. INDORSING THE WHOLE OF THE REPUBLICAN TICKET" (PDF). The New York Times. October 28, 1887. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  12. ^ "RESULT OF THE CITY VOTE. IT PROVES TO BE A SWEEPING DEMOCRATIC VICTORY. The Labor Vote Broken Up In An Unexpected Way--Candidates Who Are Elected To Office" (PDF). The New York Times. November 9, 1887. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  13. ^ Supreme Court. 1882. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  14. ^ "A Place for Judge Martine's Son" (PDF). The New York Times. April 19, 1893. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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