Barclay Martin

Barclay Martin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 6th district
In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Preceded by	Aaron V. Brown
Succeeded by	James H. Thomas
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office 1839-1840 1847-1849 1851-1853
Member of the Tennessee Senate
In office 1841-1843
Personal details
Born	(1802-12-17)December 17, 1802 Edgefield County, South Carolina
Died	Columbia, Tennessee
Political party	Democratic Party
Profession	lawyer politician

Barclay Martin (December 17, 1802 – November 8, 1890) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district.

Biography

Martin was born in Edgefield County, South Carolina on December 17, 1802. He moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky with his parents in 1804 and to Bedford County, Tennessee in 1806. He pursued an academic course and moved to Columbia, Tennessee in Maury County. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began his practice.

Career

In 1839 and 1840, Martin was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, and he served in the Tennessee Senate from 1841 to 1843.

Elected as a member of the Democratic Party to the Twenty-ninth Congress, Martin served from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1847. He resumed the practice of his profession and again served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1847 to 1849 and from 1851 to 1853. He was a member of the board of trustees of the Columbia Athenaeum, which served as the rectory for the Columbia Female Institute, from 1852 until his death.

Death

Martin died in Columbia, Tennessee on November 8, 1890 and is interred at Zion Cemetery.

External links

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Aaron V. Brown	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 6th congressional district 1845–1847	Succeeded by James H. Thomas