William Marvin Martin

Full Name: William Marvin "Will" Martin
Date of birth: November 16, 1882
Date of death: June 14, 1939

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	12	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937	44th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 43rd ⁽³⁾ 44th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Hillsboro / Hill	Senate President Pro Tempore (44th)	Ellis, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell
S	12	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933	41st ⁽⁵⁾ 42nd ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Hillsboro / Hill		Ellis, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell

(1) 44th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 9/16/1935. Senate Journal.
(2) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(4) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(5) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 12
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 43rd ⁽³⁾ 44th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (44th)
(44th)
(44th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hillsboro / Hill
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell

Senate District 12
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 41st ⁽⁵⁾ 42nd ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hillsboro / Hill
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

46th Legislature, R.S., HSR 322, 6/15/1939, p. 4250. Resolutions - Memorial.
46th Legislature, R.S., SR 97, 6/15/1939, p. 2058. Resolutions - Memorial.
63rd Legislature, R.S., HCR 21. Relatives: Will M. Martin - father, Crawford C. Martin - son. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/8/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Memorial, October 1939, p. 350. Texas Bar Journal.

Photographs

Photograph. Will M. Martin, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Will M. Martin, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Will M. Martin, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Will M. Martin, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

44th R.S. - 1935 Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Cotton Export, Special Counties and County Boundaries Criminal Jurisprudence Finance Inspect Property at Milford, Texas, as Housing Facility for Dependent and Neglected Children, Special Internal Improvements Interstate Cooperation Judicial Districts (Chair) Nominations of the Governor Privileges and Elections Rules State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic State Institutions and Departments (Vice Chair) Towns and City Corporations
43rd R.S. - 1933 Congressional Districts Counties and County Boundaries Crime Investigation Criminal Jurisprudence Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate, Board of Managers Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Rules of Procedure Internal Improvements Investigating Investigating Crime Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Nominations of the Governor (Chair) Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair) Rio Grande Valley Hurricane Damage Rules Senatorial Districts State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic State Institutions and Departments Stock and Stockraising Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate, Steering Committee Town and City Corporations (Vice Chair)
42nd R.S. - 1931 Civil Jurisprudence Congressional Districts Counties and County Boundaries Criminal Jurisprudence Internal Improvements Judge L.J. Brucks, Investigate Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair) Senatorial Districts (Chair) State Affairs State Institutions and Departments Stock and Stock Raising Towns and City Corporations
41st R.S. - 1929 Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufacture Congressional Districts (Chair) Counties and County Boundaries (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Lease of Land for Travis County Courthouse, Investigate Meridian College Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair) State Free Textbook Law Investigating State Highways and Motor Traffic State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries

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