Orlando L. Martin
Orlando L. Martin (April 28, 1872 – May 2, 1951) was a Vermont farmer, teacher and politician who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives.
Biography
Orlando Lewis Martin was born in Plainfield, Vermont on April 28, 1872.[1] He graduated from Goddard Seminary and became a teacher and principal in Plainfield.[2] He was superintendent of schools for several years as well as moderator, auditor and lister of Plainfield.[3]
A Republican, Martin served in several town offices and was a longtime member of the Vermont State Fair Commission. From 1908 to 1909 he served in the Vermont House of Representatives.[4][5]
After his House term Martin served as Vermont's Commissioner of Agriculture.[6]
From 1915 to 1917 Martin served in the Vermont Senate.[7][8]
In 1923 Martin returned to the Vermont House and was elected Speaker, serving until 1925.[9]
In 1938 Martin was elected Washington County Assistant Judge, and he served from 1939 until his death.[10]
Martin also served as Master of the National Grange and President of the National Grange Fire Insurance Company of Keene, New Hampshire.[11][12]
In 1895, he married Alice Glee Kent of Calais, Vermont. They had one daughter, Fanny.[3]
Martin was a Universalist.[3]
Judge Martin died in Montpelier, Vermont on May 2, 1951.[13] He was buried at Plainmont Cemetery in North Montpelier.[14]
References
- ^ History of the Grange in Vermont, by Guy Bertram Horton, 1926, page 75
- ^ Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography, edited by Prentiss Cutler Dodge, 1912, page 262
- ^ a b c Prentiss Cutler Dodge (1912) Vermont Biography, Ullery Publishing Company, Burlington, Vermont
- ^ Magazine article, "Let Us Get Acquainted", "The Vermonter" magazine, April, 1909
- ^ Vermont Legislative Directory, published by Vermont Secretary of State, 1908, page 141
- ^ Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1910, page 134
- ^ Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1915, page 3
- ^ American Legislative Leaders in the Northeast, 1911-1994, by James Roger Sharp and Nancy Weatherly Sharp, 2000, page 163
- ^ Vermont Year Book, Formerly Walton's Register, by E. P. & G. S. Walton (Montpelier), 1925, page 371
- ^ Speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives since 1870, by Vermont Secretary of State, Archives and Records Administration, 2009, page 5
- ^ Cyclopedia of Insurance in the United States, 1952, page 957
- ^ Best's Insurance Reports, by A.M. Best Company, 1951, page 382
- ^ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, record for Orlando Lewis Martin, accessed on Ancestry.com, February 15, 2012
- ^ Orlando L. Martin at Find a Grave, retrieved January 2, 2014