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Thomas Ellsworth Martin | |
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| United States Senator fromIowa | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Guy Gillette |
| Succeeded by | Jack Miller |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Edward C. Eicher |
| Succeeded by | Fred Schwengel |
| Mayor ofIowa City | |
| In office 1935–1937 | |
| Preceded by | John Carroll |
| Succeeded by | Myron Walker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1893-01-18)January 18, 1893 Melrose, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 1971(1971-06-27) (aged 78) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Resting place | Willamette National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa Columbia University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank | First lieutenant |
| Unit | U.S. 35th Infantry |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Thomas Ellsworth Martin (January 18, 1893 – June 27, 1971) was an American politician who served as aUnited States Representative (1939–1955) andSenator (1955–1961) fromIowa. ARepublican, he served in Congress for 22 consecutive years.
Born inMelrose, Iowa, Martin attended the public schools and graduated from theState University of Iowa (in 1916) and from itsCollege of Law (in 1927). He received hisLL.M. fromColumbia Law School in 1928 and was a sales analyst and accountant for a rubber company inAkron, Ohio, andDallas, Texas, in 1916 and 1917. During theFirst World War he served as a first lieutenant with the Thirty-fifth Infantry,United States Army, from 1917 to 1919. After the war, he continued work in the rubber industry, then became an assistant professor ofmilitary science and tactics at theUniversity of Iowa from 1921 to 1923. He was admitted to the Iowabar in 1927 and commenced practice inIowa City, of which he served as city solicitor from 1933 to 1935 and mayor from 1935 to 1937.
In 1938, Martin was elected as aRepublican to theU.S. House of Representatives, servingIowa's 1st congressional district. He was re-elected to the House seven consecutive times, serving from January 3, 1939, to January 3, 1955.
In 1954, instead of running again for the House, Martin ran for theU.S. Senate. He defeated incumbent SenatorGuy Gillette of theDemocratic Party, who was then completing his second full term in the Senate. For the first time since 1924, both of Iowa's senators, and all of its representatives, were Republicans. Martin served from January 3, 1955, to January 3, 1961. Martin voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957 and1960.[1][2][3] He retired after one term, moving toSeattle, Washington, where he died in June 1971.
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forUnited States Senator fromIowa (Class 2) 1954 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's 1st congressional district 1939–1955 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from Iowa 1955–1961 Served alongside:Bourke B. Hickenlooper | Succeeded by |
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