| LC control no. | n 86012085 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Martin, Thomas E. (Thomas Ellsworth), 1893-1971 |
| Variant(s) | Martin, Thomas Ellsworth, 1893-1971 |
| Birth date | 18930118 |
| Death date | 19710627 |
| Place of birth | Melrose (Iowa) |
| Place of death | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 35th University of Iowa United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate |
| Profession or occupation | Accountants College teachers Lawyers Legislators--United States Mayors |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Sioux City Publ. Mus. for Huff, T.B. Papers, 1907-1968 (Thomas E. Martin) NUCMC files (Martin, Thomas E. (Thomas Ellsworth); 1893-1971; US Rep. & Sen. from Iowa) WWA, 1950/51 (Martin, Thomas Ellsworth; b. 1893; s. David J. & Sara A. (Brandon) M.; m. Doris Jeanette Brownlee; Capt., US Army; mayor, Iowa City; memb. 76th-81st Congresses; US Sen.; res.: Iowa City) Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, via WWW, October 10, 2013 (Martin, Thomas Ellsworth (1893 - 1971); a Representative and a Senator from Iowa; born in Melrose, Monroe County, Iowa, January 18, 1893; attended the public schools; graduated from the State University of Iowa in 1916 and from its law college in 1927; graduated from Columbia University graduate school in 1928; sales analyst and accountant for a rubber company in Akron, Ohio, and Dallas, Tex., in 1916 and 1917; during the First World War served as a first lieutenant with the Thirty-fifth Infantry, United States Army, 1917-1919; continued work in the rubber industry; assistant professor of military science and tactics, University of Iowa, 1921-1923; accountant; admitted to the Iowa bar in 1927 and commenced practice in Iowa City; city solicitor for Iowa City, 1933-1935; mayor of Iowa City, 1935-1937; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1955); was not a candidate for renomination in 1954; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1954, and served from January 3, 1955, to January 3, 1961; was not a candidate for renomination; retired and moved to Seattle, Wash., where he died June 27, 1971) |
| Associated language | eng |
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