George Brown Martin | |
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| United States Senator fromKentucky | |
| In office September 7, 1918 – March 4, 1919 | |
| Appointed by | Augustus O. Stanley |
| Preceded by | Ollie M. James |
| Succeeded by | Augustus O. Stanley |
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| Born | (1876-08-18)August 18, 1876 Prestonsburg, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | November 12, 1945(1945-11-12) (aged 69) Catlettsburg, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
George Brown Martin (August 18, 1876 – November 12, 1945) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician who served as aUnited States Senator fromKentucky as a member of theDemocratic Party.
Martin was born inPrestonsburg, Kentucky, and moved with his parents toCatlettsburg, Kentucky, in 1877. He attended public schools and graduated fromCentre University in 1895. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1900, and began practicing in Catlettsburg.
Before entering politics, Martin was general counsel and director of theBig Sandy & Kentucky River Railway Company and vice president of theOhio Valley Electric Railway Company. He also served as director of the Kentucky-Farmers Bank of Catlettsburg.
In 1904, Martin was elected county judge ofBoyd County, Kentucky. He later became a member of theCouncil of National Defense for Kentucky in 1917. He was appointed a major in theUnited States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, but did not serve due to his subsequent appointment to the Senate.
On September 7, 1918, Martin was appointed to theUnited States Senate by GovernorAugustus Owsley Stanley to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofOllie M. James. He served until March 3, 1919, and did not seek election to a full term. While in the Senate, he was chairman of theU.S. Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture.
After leaving the Senate, Martin resumed the practice of law in Catlettsburg. He died there on November 12, 1945, and was interred in Catlettsburg Cemetery.
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