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Clarence R. Martin (December 10, 1886 – May 2, 1972) was a justice of the
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from January 3, 1927, to January 3, 1933.Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt,
Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices
, ''
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'', Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), section reproduced i
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Martin began the practice of law in Indiana in 1907, and served in the
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during
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, from 1917 to 1918, attaining the rank of major and commanding an infantry battalion at the front. In 1920, he "served as counsel for a U.S. Senate committee investigating radical activities"."Clarence Martin, Ex-Chief Justice", ''The Indianapolis News'' (May 3, 1972), p. 42. Despite his experience in practice, he did not obtain a
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degree until 1922, when he graduated from the
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. Following his law school graduation, he served as campaign manager for Senator
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. In 1926, Martin was elected as a Republican to the state supreme court, serving for a time as chief justice. Martin died at his home in Indianapolis at the age of 85, survived by his wife Nellie, and a son and two daughters.


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