Charles D. Martin

Charles Drake Martin
Charles Drake Martin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Ohio's 11th district
	In office; March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
Preceded by	Valentine B. Horton
Succeeded by	Valentine B. Horton
Personal details
Born	August 5, 1829; Mount Vernon, Ohio
Died	August 25, 1911 (aged 82); Lancaster, Ohio
Resting place	Forest Rose Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Kenyon College

Charles Drake Martin (August 5, 1829 – August 27, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Martin attended the public schools and Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced practice in Lancaster, Ohio.

Martin was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861). He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1860 to the Thirty-seventh Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He served as member of the Supreme Court Commission of Ohio 1883–1885. He continued the practice of law in Lancaster, Ohio, until his death there August 27, 1911. He was interred in Forest Rose Cemetery.

Sources

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

United States Congress. "Charles D. Martin (id: M000171)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Valentine B. Horton	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th congressional district March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Succeeded by Valentine B. Horton

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