Edward Martin (politician, 1879)

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Edward Martin

Edward Martin (born September 18, 1879 in Ten Mile , Greene County , Pennsylvania , † March 19, 1967 in Washington , Pennsylvania) was an American politician and from 1943 to 1947 the 34th  governor of the state of Pennsylvania.

Early years

After graduating from Waynesburg College in Waynesburg in 1901, Martin studied law. After successfully passing his exams and admission to the bar, he began practicing in Waynesburg in 1905. Edward Martin was one of the few men who not only fought in the Spanish-American War in 1898 , but also in both world wars . By the time he finally retired from the military in 1942, he was promoted to major general.

Political career

In addition to his military career, Martin was also politically active. At the beginning of his career, Martin was a member of the Democratic Party . He was on the district executive board and even chairman of the party in his district. After the First World War he left the Democrats and joined the Republican Party . Martin was an attorney in Greene County from 1908 to 1910 and again from 1916 to 1920. His second term in this function was interrupted by his military service in World War I. Between 1925 and 1929, Martin served as Auditor General Head of the Pennsylvania State Audit Office. Then he was from 1929 to 1933 Minister of Finance ( Treasurer ) of his state. After all, between 1939 and 1943 he was an executive officer ( Adjutant General ) of the government of Pennsylvania and in this capacity was also responsible for armaments. This time was also interrupted by his temporary war deployment. In 1940 he briefly became President of the United States National Guard . In 1942 he was elected governor of his state.

Governor of Pennsylvania

Edward Martin took up his new office on January 19, 1943, in the middle of World War II. Until 1945 he supported the necessary war effort. After the war, from 1945 onwards, industrial production in Pennsylvania had to be reduced to meet civilian needs. The returning soldiers had to be reintegrated into society. At the same time, the war invalids and the relatives of the fallen soldiers had to be cared for. Domestically, Martin campaigned for better financing of unemployment insurance and ordered safety inspections in the mining industry. Martin resigned on January 2, 1947, about three weeks before the end of his term as governor, to take his seat in the United States Senate . Lieutenant Governor John C. Bell ended his term.

Another résumé

In 1946, Edward Martin was elected to the US Senate. He held this mandate until January 3, 1959. During this time he took over the leadership of the Senate Committee on Public Works from 1952 to 1953 . In 1958, Martin did not run for senator again, and after leaving office in 1959, he retired into private life. He died eight years at the age of 87. He was married to Charity Scott, with whom he had two children.

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SURNAME Martin, Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Ten Mile , Greene County , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH March 19, 1967
Place of death Washington , Pennsylvania