Jack May Martin
Full Name: Jack May MartinDate of birth: June 16, 1846
Date of death: March 8, 1882
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 11 | Jan 11, 1881 - Mar 8, 1882 | 17th (1) (2) (3) (4) | Democrat | Gainesville / Cooke | Cooke, Grayson | |
| H | 48 | Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 | 15th (5) | Democrat | Sherman / Grayson |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(2) William O. Davis, sworn 4/6/1882, succeeded J.M. Martin, died 3/9/1882. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. ↩
(4) 17th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/11/1881, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) Mentioned in "The news from Austin . . . Resignations of Representative Barziza and four others accepted after critical debate . . . Hunter restored to his seat . . . Other resignations not improbable," Thursday, 8/3/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 15th (5)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Sherman / Grayson
- Counties in district:
Terms of service notes
(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(2) William O. Davis, sworn 4/6/1882, succeeded J.M. Martin, died 3/9/1882. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. ↩
(4) 17th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/11/1881, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) Mentioned in "The news from Austin . . . Resignations of Representative Barziza and four others accepted after critical debate . . . Hunter restored to his seat . . . Other resignations not improbable," Thursday, 8/3/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Biographical Information
- 17th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial resolutions for the Hon. Stephen Powers, Senator from the 29th District; the Hon. J.M. Martin, Senator from the 11th District; and the Hon. John T. Buchanan, Senator from the 16th District, 4/22/1882. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Biographical sketch, J.M. Martin, pp. 116-118. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
- 17th Legislature - J.M. Martin had previously served in the House in the 15th Legislature, biographical sketch, pp. 280, 288. Born in Sumner County, Tennessee, in 1848. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
- Confederate States Army, Company K, 4th Tennessee Cavalry, Harrison's Brigade, Wharton's Division, Army of Tennessee. Military grave marker, Jack May Martin, birth date 6/16/1846, death date 3/8/1882, burial in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee. Find a Grave.
- Death notice, "Death, in Tennessee, of Senator Martin," 3/10/1882, Gainesville, dateline March 9, died last night at 10 o'clock (March 8). Galveston Daily News.
- J.M. Martin, "Ready to make laws . . . Eighty members present (House)" (organization of the 15th Legislature), 4/19/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
- Death announcement, Brenham Weekly Banner, 3/16/1882, p. 1, telegram from Saundersville, Tennessee received at Gainesville. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Photograph. J.M. Martin, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.M. Martin, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information
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- Federal Relations
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- Public Lands (Chair)
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- Revision of Rules
- State Asylums
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