Morgan Lewis Martin

Morgan Lewis Martin (March 31, 1805 December 10, 1887) was a delegate to the United States Congress from Wisconsin Territory from 1845 to 1847. He also served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly, and served as a County Judge in Brown County, Wisconsin.

The Honorable

Morgan L. Martin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin Territory's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1845  March 3, 1847
Preceded byHenry Dodge
Succeeded byJohn H. Tweedy
County Judge for Brown County
In office
January 1, 1876  December 10, 1887
Preceded byDavid Agry
Succeeded byHoward J. Huntington
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
January 13, 1858  January 11, 1860
Preceded byPerry H. Smith
Succeeded byEdward Decker
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Brown 1st district
In office
January 14, 1874  January 13, 1875
Preceded byJoseph S. Curtis
Succeeded byThomas R. Hudd
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Brown, Door, and Kewaunee district
In office
January 10, 1855  January 9, 1856
Preceded byFrancis X. Desnoyers
Succeeded byJohn Day
President of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory
In office
March 18, 1843  December 4, 1843
Preceded byMoses M. Strong
Succeeded byMarshall M. Strong
Member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory for Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Marquette, Portage, Sheboygan, and Winnebago counties
In office
December 5, 1843  January 6, 1845
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byRandall Wilcox
Member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory for Brown, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Portage, and Sheboygan counties
In office
December 6, 1841  December 5, 1843
Serving with Charles C. P. Arndt
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
Member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory for Brown, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan counties
In office
December 7, 1840  December 6, 1841
Serving with Charles C. P. Arndt
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
Member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory for Brown County
In office
November 26, 1838  December 7, 1840
Serving with Alexander J. Irwin (1839)
Charles C. P. Arndt (1840)
Preceded byJohn P. Arndt
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
Personal details
Born
Morgan Lewis Martin

(1805-03-31)March 31, 1805
Martinsburg, New York
DiedDecember 10, 1887(1887-12-10) (aged 82)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
  • Elizabeth (Smith) Martin
  • (m. 1837; died 1902)
Children
  • Leonard Martin
  • (b. 1838; died 1890)
  • Anne Elizabeth Martin
  • (b. 1846; died 1862)
  • Melancton Martin
  • (b. 1847; died 1849)
  • Sarah Greene Martin
  • (b. 1850; died 1939)
  • Morgan Lewis Martin, Jr.
  • (b. 1852; died 1935)
  • Deborah Beaumont Martin
  • (b. 1854; died 1931)
MotherSally (Granger) Martin
FatherWalter Martin
Professionlawyer
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Major
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Career

He was born in Martinsburg, New York,[1][2] and graduated from Hamilton College in 1824.[1][2] Martin then moved to Detroit, Michigan, in 1826, and studied law, and became an attorney. In May 1827, Martin moved to what is now Green Bay, Wisconsin,[1][2] on the advice of his cousin, James Duane Doty, to practice law. He formed a partnership with Solomon Juneau and owned much of the land that later became Milwaukee, but sold his share in 1836.[2]

Territorial government

Martin served in the Michigan Territorial Council from 1831 to 1835. At the time, the land that would become Wisconsin was a part of the Michigan Territory. He served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature from 1838 to 1844, and served as President of the Territorial Council in 1843. He also served as President at the second Wisconsin Constitutional Convention.

Martin was elected on the Democratic Party ticket to the Twenty-ninth Congress as a non-voting member to represent the Wisconsin Territory, serving from March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1847.

Wisconsin political career

Martin was a candidate for Governor at the 1848 Wisconsin Democratic Party Convention prior to the state's first gubernatorial election. At the time, the party was split between a faction representing the lead-mining regions of the state, supporting Hiram Barber, and a faction of the eastern counties, supporting Martin. The deadlock between the two factions resulted in a compromise pickNelson Dewey.[3]

Martin served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1855 and 1872, and served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1858 to 1859.

Later years

During the Civil War he served as an army paymaster, attaining the rank of major.[2] In 1875, he became Brown County court judge, serving until his death.[1] Martin was also involved in the banking and railroad business. He died in Green Bay, Wisconsin[1] where he had lived and practiced law, and was buried there.[4]

Legacy

Martin has a school named after him in Green Bay, Morgan L. Martin Elementary School.[5] His home, known as Hazelwood, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A Westside neighborhood in Milwaukee is also named after him.

Notes

  1. "Death of Judge Martin". The Weekly Wisconsin. December 17, 1887. p. 8. Retrieved April 14, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Fox-Wisconsin Waterway Ruined Developer". The Post-Crescent. December 19, 1959. p. 6. Retrieved April 14, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1960). "Wisconsin's former governors, 1848-1959". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1960 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 73. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  4. Martin, Morgan Lewis 1805 - 1887
  5. Origin of Name of Martin Elementary School
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Henry Dodge
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district

March 4, 1845 March 3, 1847
Succeeded by
John H. Tweedy
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