William Harrison Martin

William Harrison Martin ( * May 23, 1823 in Eufaula, Alabama, † February 3, 1898 in Hillsboro, Texas ) was an American politician. Between 1887 and 1891 he represented the state of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Martin attended the public schools of his home. After a subsequent study of law in Troy and his admission to the bar he began to work in this profession. In 1850 he moved to Texas, where he continues to practice as a lawyer. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. From 1853 to 1857 he was a member of the Senate of Texas. At the beginning of the civil war he set up a company for the army of the Confederacy. Thereafter, he served in this army directly under the command of Robert E. Lee. By 1865 he participated in all of Lee defeated battles. He was also present at the surrender at Appomattox Court House.

After the war, Martin worked in Athens as a lawyer. In 1872 he was district attorney. Following the resignation of Mr John Henninger Reagan, who was elected to the U.S. Senate, Martin was in the due election for the second seat of Texas as his successor in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he took up his new mandate on 4 November 1887. After a re-election, he could remain until March 3, 1891 at the Congress. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Martin again practiced as a lawyer in Athens. He died on February 3, 1898 at his estate near Hillsboro, where he was also buried.