Biography

08/20/1845 - 05/31/1920

David Martin (R8) Philadelphia (Part) County 1899-1902 (R5) Philadelphia (Part) County 1917-1920

Early Life:

David Martin, born August 20, 1845, Ridgway Farm, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; son of George W. and Margaret Black Martin; moved, Nineteenth Ward, Philadelphia, when twenty years of age and begin to take on interest in the Republican party; elected, Sergeant-at-Arms, House of Representatives, 1873; appointed, Lieutenant, Delaware River Harbor Police, 1874- resigned 1875; elected, Philadelphia County Commissioner, 1875-1881; re-appointed, Sergeant at Arms, House of Representatives, 1881-1882; Appointed, Mercantile Appraiser, Philadelphia, 1883-1889; appointed collector, Internal Revenue, First District of Pennsylvania, 1889- resigned 1891; appointed, Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1897-1899; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1899-1902; delegate, Republican National Conventions, 1904, 1908; appointed, Insurance Commissioner, 1905- resigned 1909; elected, Register of Wills, Philadelphia, 1910-1914; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1917-1920; died, May 31, 1920 (aged 74), in office of the Senate, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interment, North Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Sergeant-at-Arms, House of Representatives, 1873.

Appointed, Philadelphia Mayor William Strumberg Stokley, Lieutenant, Delaware River Harbor Police, 1874- resigned 1875. 

Elected, Philadelphia County Commissioner, 1875-1881. 

Re-appointed, Sergeant at Arms, House of Representatives, 1881-1882. 

Appointed, Mercantile Appraiser, Philadelphia, 1883-1889. 

Appointed collector, Internal Revenue, First District of Pennsylvania, President Harrison, 1889- resigned 1891.

Appointed, Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1897-1899. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 8th district, Philadelphia (Part) County, 1899-1902; committee assignments, Canals and Inland Navigation, Federal Relations, Forestry Game and Fisheries, Pension and Gratuities. 

Delegate, Republican National Conventions, 1904, 1908.

Appointed, Insurance Commissioner, 1905- resigned 1909. 

Elected, Register of Wills, Philadelphia, 1910-1914.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 5th district, Philadelphia (Part) County, 1917-1920; committee assignments, Passenger Railways, Congressional Apportionment, Game and Fisheries, Insurance, Municipal Affairs; chairman, Public Grounds and Buildings. Was victorious in the primary election two weeks prior. 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Cox, Harold. Senate1790-1869 (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Smull’s Legislative Handbook, (1901). Cochran, T.B., (Editor) Miller, H.P. (Assistant Editor) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 1181, 1187-1190, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 1156. 

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1920). Miller, H.P., (Compiler). Baker, W.H., (Assistant Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 1119, 1131, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 1098.

Altoona Tribune (Altoona, Pennsylvania) Tuesday, June 01, 1920, page 1.

David Martin (1845-1920) - Find a Grave Memorial