Lewis J. Martin

Lewis J. Martin

Birth
Deckertown, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Death 5 May 1913 (aged 69)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Memorial ID 8121386 · View Source
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U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1867 and opened a law practice in Branchville, New Jersey. He served as clerk of Sussex County, (1868-69), a member of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, (1879-81) and judge of the Sussex County Court, (1881-96). He also was served as attorney to the board of freeholders of Sussex County, (1896-1911), a member of the Branchville town committee, (1896-1907) and a member of the New Jersey State Senate, (1898-1903). In 1911, he was he was again appointed Judge of Sussex County, elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress, in 1913, serving both as the Judge of Sussex County and as a Congressman until his death.

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  • Added: 23 Nov 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial 8121386
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for Lewis J. Martin (22 Feb 1844–5 May 1913), Find a Grave Memorial no. 8121386, citing Newton Cemetery, Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .