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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Joseph W. Martin, Jr. |
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North Attleboro, Massachusetts , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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November 03, 1884 |
| Died |
March 06, 1968
(83 years) |
| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | MARTIN, Joseph William, Jr., a Representative from Massachusetts; born in North Attleboro, Bristol County, Mass., November 3, 1884; attended the public schools and was graduated from North Attleboro High School in 1902; reporter on the Attleboro Sun and Providence Journal 1902-1908; publisher of the Evening Chronicle at North Attleboro since 1908 and also publisher of the Franklin (Mass.) Sentinel; member of the State house of representatives 1912-1914; served in the State senate 1914-1917; chairman of the Massachusetts Street Railway Investigating Commission in 1917; chairman of the Massachusetts legislative campaign committee in 1917; executive secretary of the Republican State committee 1922-1925
Delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1916, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1952, and 1956; permanent chairman of the Republican National Conventions in 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, and 1956; member of the Republican National Committee, serving as chairman 1940-1942
US Representative (R-MA) 1925-1967; unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1966; Speaker of the House 1945-1947 and 1953-1955 and minority leader
Returned to North Attleboro, Mass.; died in Hollywood, Fla., March 6, 1968; interment in Mount Hope Cemetery, North Attleboro, Mass.
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