Frederick S. Martin

Frederick Stanley Martin ( born April 25, 1794 Rutland County, Vermont, † June 28, 1865 in Olean, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1851 and 1853 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1804, Frederick Martin came to New Hartford in New York, where he attended the public schools. Six years later, in 1810, he moved to Whitehall in Vermont. There he worked in the commercial and at times as a sailor. Since the spring of 1818 he lived in Olean, where he ran a hotel and worked in the timber industry. From 1831 he was for 20 years engaged in trade. In the years 1830, 1831, 1836, and 1838 he was a member of the council of Olean. Between 1830 and 1839 he held there the office of postmaster; 1840 to 1845 he was District Judge. Martin was also involved in the construction of the Genesee Valley Canal. Politically, he joined the Whig party to. Between 1847 and 1849 he sat in the Senate from New York; in the years 1850 and 1851 he was a member of the New York State Assembly.

In the congressional elections of 1850, Martin was in the 31 electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Elijah Risley on March 4, 1851. Until March 3, 1853, he was able to complete a term in Congress. This was marked by the events leading up to the Civil War. After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Frederick Martin took his former business again. He died on June 28, 1865 in Olean.