Terms of Service

• Senate, 57th ⁽²⁾ & 56th Legislatures
  1/13/1959 - 1/8/1963
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 55th & 54th Legislatures
  1/11/1955 - 1/13/1959
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/11/1955.
• Senate, 53rd ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  1/13/1953 - 1/11/1955
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 52nd & 51st Legislatures
  1/11/1949 - 1/13/1953
  Democrat
  

(1) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(2) 57th Legislature - shows Martin served in the 48th-57th Senate; Senate Journal shows 51st-57th. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 55th Legislature, R.S., SR 184. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 57th Legislature, R.S., SR 180-181. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 303. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 62nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 253. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 63rd Legislature, R.S., HCR 21. Relatives: Will M. Martin - father, Crawford C. Martin - son. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

• Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Crawford C. Martin, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Biographical sketch and color photos, Attorney General Crawford Martin. Choice of Texans: Leaders in the Statehouse, 61st Legislature 1969.
• MARTIN, CRAWFORD COLLINS (1916-1972). Handbook of Texas Online .
• Memorial, February 1973, p. 155. Texas Bar Journal .
• United States Coast Guard, World War II. Memorial, February 1973, p. 155. Texas Bar Journal .
• Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade .
• Martin, Crawford Collins. Texas State Cemetery .
• United States Coast Guard. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.

Committee Information

• 57th R.S. - 1961
• Allocate Space in Capitol for Two Houses  
• Banking  
• Conservation of Paintings  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Contingent Expenses (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Insurance  
• Jurisprudence  
• Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair) 
• Monument for Andrew Jackson Houston in State Cemetery  
• Nominations  
• Rules  
• State Affairs  
• Transportation  
• 56th R.S. - 1959
• Aged (Chair) 
• Assignment, Special (Chair) 
• Banking  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Contingent Expense (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Insurance  
• Jurisprudence  
• Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
• Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair) 
• Nominations  
• Privileges and Elections  
• Rules  
• State Affairs  
• Transportation  
• Water and Conservation  
• 55th R.S. - 1957
• Aged Citizens (Chair) 
• Archives, Texas Employment Commission, and Insurance Buildings  
• Banking  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Contingent Expenses (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Fiscal Aspects of State Government, Advisory (Texas Research League / Texas Legislative Council)  
• Industrial and Occupational Safety Commission  
• Insurance  
• Jurisprudence  
• Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts (Chair) 
• Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair) 
• Nominations (Vice Chair) 
• Privileges and Elections  
• State Affairs  
• Transportation  
• Water and Conservation  
• 54th R.S. - 1955
• Banking  
• Civil Jurisprudence  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Finance (Chair) 
• Highways and Motor Traffic  
• Insurance  
• Judicial Districts  
• Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair) 
• Nominations of the Governor  
• Rules  
• State Affairs  
• Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage  
• 53rd R.S. - 1953
• Banking  
• Civil Jurisprudence  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Congressional Districts (Chair) 
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Educational Affairs  
• Finance  
• General Investigating  
• Insurance  
• Judicial Districts (Chair) 
• Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair) 
• Nominations of the Governor  
• Rules  
• State Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• 52nd R.S. - 1951
• Agricultural Affairs  
• Civil Jurisprudence  
• Congressional Districts (Chair) 
• Corporation Laws Revision, Special  
• Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) 
• Educational Affairs  
• Insurance  
• Judicial Districts  
• Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair) 
• Rules (Vice Chair) 
• Senatorial Districts  
• State Highways and Motor Traffic  
• 51st R.S. - 1949
• Agriculture (Vice Chair) 
• Congressional Districts (Vice Chair) 
• Federal Relations  
• Highways and Motor Traffic  
• Insurance  
• Internal Improvements (Chair) 
• Local and Uncontested Bills, Special  
• Military Affairs  
• Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure  
• State Affairs  
• State Parks System in Regard to Equal Facilities for Whites and Negroes, Special  
• Town and City Corporations  
• Veterans' Affairs  
• Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage