The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men; Wisconsin volume . y of law at Lowville,Lewis county, New York. At the expiration of thistime he removed to Detroit, Michigan, and therecomi)leted his studies, and was admitted to the barin 1827. Thus ecpiipped with a thorough educa- tion, untiring energy, enterprise and a determinationto succeed, he removed to Green Bay, Wisconsin,and began the practice of his profession, the courtswhich he attended being held at Prairie du Chien,Green Bay and Mackinaw. He soon built up a re-munerative practice and be
The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men; Wisconsin volume . y of law at Lowville,Lewis county, New York. At the expiration of thistime he removed to Detroit, Michigan, and therecomi)leted his studies, and was admitted to the barin 1827. Thus ecpiipped with a thorough educa- tion, untiring energy, enterprise and a determinationto succeed, he removed to Green Bay, Wisconsin,and began the practice of his profession, the courtswhich he attended being held at Prairie du Chien,Green Bay and Mackinaw. He soon built up a re-munerative practice and became known as a success-ful and skillful advocate, and during a period oftwenty-five years gave himself unremittingly to hiswork. In 1851, he became interested in the FoxRiver improvement, being the originator of theproject, and gave to it his attention till to this movement he had accumulated asmall capital which he had invested in lands, andwhich had grown to a handsome fortune ; most of it,however, was lost in this enterprise. At the open-ing of the war in 1861 he entered the United States. JvL, kj . Ak (xaJ-i^^t THE UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARV. 39$ service as paymaster, and lield that position till1S65, when he resigned, and, returning to his homein (Ireen Bay, resumed his practice, in whicli he hasfor the most part been engaged until the presenttime (1876). Aside from the regular duties of his professionMr. Martin has been called to fill many positions ofresponsibility and public trust. In 1831 he waselected to the legislature of Michigan, and servedin that capacity as long as Michigan remained aterritory. After the organization of Wisconsin herepresented his district in the legislature from 1838till 1844, when he resigned the position. In thefollowing year he was elected a delegate to congressfrom Wisconsin and served one term. He was pres-ident of the constitutional convention of Wisconsinin 1848, and a member of the State legislatureduring the se
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