Lewis J. Martin (February 22, 1844 – May 5, 1913) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who briefly represented

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's 6th congressional district in the

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in 1913.

Early life and career

Martin was born near Deckertown (now

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) on February 22, 1844. He attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in

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. He was chief clerk in the office of the

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of Sussex County in 1868 and 1869, and was county clerk of Sussex County in 1869. Martin was a member of the

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from 1879 to 1881. He was a judge of the Sussex County Court from 1881 to 1896. Martin served as attorney to the

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of Sussex County from 1896 to 1911, when he was appointed county judge by

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and served until his death. He was a member of the town committee from 1896 to 1907, and was a member of the

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from 1898 to 1903.

U.S. House of Representatives

He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress and served from March 4, 1913, until his death in

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on May 5, 1913. He was interred in Newton Cemetery in

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References

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Lewis J. Martin, late a representative from New Jersey, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1915
1844 births 1913 deaths Democratic Party New Jersey state senators People from Sussex, New Jersey Politicians from Sussex County, New Jersey Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the New Jersey Legislature {{NewJersey-politician-stub