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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeBarclay MARTIN
(1802-1890)
MARTIN, Barclay, (uncle of
Lewis Tillman), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Edgefield
District, S.C., December 17, 1802; moved to Bourbon County, Ky.,
with his parents in 1804 and to Bedford County, Tenn., in 1806;
pursued an academic course; moved to Columbia, Maury County, Tenn.;
studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; member of the
State house of representatives in 1839 and 1840; served in the
State senate 1841-1843; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth
Congress (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847); resumed the practice of his
profession; again served in the State house of representatives
1847-1849 and 1851-1853; member of the board of trustees of the
Columbia Athenaeum from 1852 until his death; died in Columbia,
Tenn., November 8, 1890; interment in Zion Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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