Thomas Johnson Martin

Full Name: Thomas Johnson "Tom" Martin
Date of birth: March 10, 1894
Date of death: September 21, 1948

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
H	85	Jan 14, 1947 - Sep 21, 1948	50th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Fredericksburg / Gillespie		Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H	87	Jan 9, 1917 - Sep 29, 1917	35th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Fredericksburg / Gillespie		Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

(1) Tom Martin died 9/21/1948. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Sam E. Johnson, Jr., in special election 2/15/1918, sworn 2/26/1918, succeeded Thomas J. Martin, resigned after 3rd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 85
Jan 14, 1947 - Sep 21, 1948
Legislatures: 50th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

House District 87
Jan 9, 1917 - Sep 29, 1917
Legislatures: 35th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

51st Legislature, R.S., HSR 27. Resolutions - Memorial.
51st Legislature, R.S., SR 18. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, December 1948, p. 646. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

1st Lieutenant, 141st Infantry, 36th Division, World War I, SSM-PH (Silver Star Medal, Purple Heart). Military grave marker, Thomas J. Martin, birth date 3/10/1894, death date 9/21/1948, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County. Includes obituaries from the Blanco County News and Record Courier, Johnson City, 9/23/1948. Recipient of the Croix de Guerre. Find a Grave.
United States Army, World War I. "He was elected to the House of Representatives of the 35th Texas Legislature at the age of twenty-two years, but resigned shortly thereafter to enter the Army. He was a Captain of Infantry in World War I in which he served with great distinction, and was awarded the French Croix de Guerre, the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart . . . He was a member of . . . an organization of the original Company I, 141st Infantry, 36th Division (World War I), whose members meet each year on the nearest Saturday to October 8th, the date the division went over the top in the battle of the Argonne." 51st Legislature, R.S., HSR 27. Resolutions - Memorial.
Data on U.S. Army Divisions during World War I, 36th Division (Texas and Oklahoma National Guard). RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.

Other Resources

Thomas Johnson Martin, birth date 3/10/1892 in Kerr County; death date 9/21/1948 in Stonewall, Gillespie County; lawyer, stock farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.

Photographs

Photograph. Tom Martin, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Thos. J. Martin, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

50th R.S. - 1947 Game and Fisheries (Chair) Liquor Regulation Livestock and Stock Raising Public Printing Revenue and Taxation Schedule of Committee Meetings, Special
35th R.S. - 1917 Appropriations Common Carriers Comptroller's Department Visit Insurance Liquor Traffic Stock and Stock Raising

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