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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 Terms of Service top 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.   Biographical Notes and Resources top 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 Biography, 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 Informationtop 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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