Jesse M. Martin

Jesse M. Martin (March 1, 1877 - January 22, 1915 ) was an American politician and in 1909 governor of the state of Arkansas for three days .

There are hardly any sources about the life of Jesse M. Martin. What is certain is that in January 1909 he served as governor of Arkansas for three days. The background was some turbulence during the legislative period between 1907 and 1909. In 1906 John Sebastian Little was elected as the new governor. He took office in January 1907 and had to resign in February after a nervous breakdown. The then President of the Senate, John Isaac Moore , served as governor until May 14, 1907. On that day, the Arkansas Senate legislature ended . Xenophon Overton Pindall became president of the newly elected Senate and thus also acting governor. As President of the Senate, he had to end John Little's tenure, which ran until January 1909. Pindall served as governor of Arkansas between May 14, 1907 and January 11, 1909.

On January 11, 1909, Pindall's time as President of the Senate ended and with it that as incumbent governor. At this point in time, the elected governor George Donaghey was exactly three days away . The new Senate President Jesse Martin had to bridge these three days. As a result, Martin was not only a member but also President of the Arkansas State Senate. The paradox is that the two-year term into which John Little was elected in 1906 had to be managed by a total of four different governors.

Web links

• Jesse Martin on Arkansas governors list