Alexander Martin (Canadian politician)
Alexander Martin | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 4th Queens | |
In office 1884–1886 |
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Member of the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island for 2nd Queen's District | |
In office 1886–1890 |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for East Queen's |
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In office 1896–1900 |
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Preceded by | District was created in 1892 |
Succeeded by | Donald Alexander MacKinnon |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Queen's |
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In office 1904–1908 Serving with Angus Alexander McLean |
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Preceded by | District was created in 1903 |
Succeeded by | Lemuel E. Prowse & Alexander Warburton |
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Born | Springton, Prince Edward Island |
March 14, 1842
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Political party | Conservative |
Alexander Martin (March 14, 1842 – April 13, 1921) was a Canadian politician.[1]
Born in Springton, Prince Edward Island, the son of Alex and Isabelle Martin,[2] Martin was educated at the Common Schools, the Normal School and Prince of Wales College.[3] In 1868, he married Annie McLeod.[2] A farmer and merchant by occupation, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 4th Queens in an 1884 by-election held following the death of Angus D. MacMillan.[1] Martin ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1886, 1890 and 1893.[2] He was elected to the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island for 2nd Queens in the 1886 general election.[1] Martin supported the abolition of the province's Legislative Council, which occurred in 1893. He later moved to Valleyfield, where he farmed and operated a general store. Martin also taught school for nine years.[2]
A Conservative, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of East Queen's in the general elections of 1896 and, in 1900, he lost the seat on a recount before a judge. He was an unsuccessful candidate at a by-election held in 1901, but was elected again in the general elections of 1904. He was defeated in 1908 and again in 1917.[1] He died in Valleyfield at the age of 79.[2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Alexander Martin – Parliament of Canada biography
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- ↑ The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
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