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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyLewis J. MARTIN
(1844-1913)
MARTIN, Lewis J., a
Representative from New Jersey; born near Deckertown, Sussex
County, N.J., on February 22, 1844; attended the common schools;
studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice
in Branchville, N.J.; chief clerk in the office of the county clerk
of Sussex County in 1868 and 1869; county clerk of Sussex County in
1869; member of the State house of assembly 1879-1881; judge of
Sussex County Court 1881-1896; served as attorney to the board of
freeholders of Sussex County from 1896 to 1911, when he was
appointed county judge by Governor Wilson and served until his
death; member of the town committee 1896-1907; member of the State
senate 1898-1903; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress
and served from March 4, 1913, until his death in Washington, D.C.,
on May 5, 1913; interment in Newton Cemetery, Newton, N.J.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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