Charles Martin (Illinois politician)
Charles Martin (May 20, 1856 – October 28, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
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Frontispiece of 1919's Charles Martin, Late a Representative from Illinois | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1917 – October 28, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | James T. McDermott |
| Succeeded by | John W. Rainey |
| Chicago Alderman from the 5th Ward | |
| In office 1901–1902 | |
| Preceded by | William E. Kent |
| Succeeded by | Robert K. Sloan |
| In office 1905–1907 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Rooney |
| Succeeded by | Alex J. Burke |
| In office 1910–1914 | |
| Preceded by | William J. McKenna |
| Succeeded by | Thomas A. Doyle |
| In office 1915–1917 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick J. Carr |
| Succeeded by | Joseph B. McDonough |
| Chicago Alderman from the 6th Ward | |
| In office 1894–1901 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Stuckart |
| Succeeded by | William Mavor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 20, 1856 Ogdensburg, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 28, 1917 (aged 61) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Born near Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York, Martin moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois, in 1860. He attended the public schools, and engaged in business as a sewer contractor and later as a coal dealer. Martin served as alderman in the city council from 1894 to 1902, 1905 to 1907, 1910 to 1914, and was again elected in 1915.
Martin was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1917, until his death in Chicago, Illinois, October 28, 1917. He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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