Morgan Lewis Martin

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.

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 pick—Nelson Dewey.[3]

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

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]