| LC control no. | n 87891247 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Martin, Clarence D. (Clarence Daniel), 1886-1955 |
| Variant(s) | Martin, Clarence Daniel, 1887-1955 Martin, Clarence (Clarence Daniel), 1886-1955 Martin, C. D. (Clarence Daniel), 1886-1955 |
| See also | Washington (State). Governor (1933-1941 : Martin) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Washington (State) |
| Birth date | 1886-06-29 |
| Death date | 1955-08-11 |
| Place of birth | Cheney (Wash.) |
| Field of activity | Washington (State)--Politics and government Agriculture Banks and banking |
| Affiliation | Seattle-First National Bank American Bank of Spokane F. M. Martin Grain and Milling Company University of Washington State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.) |
| Profession or occupation | Governors Farmers Mayors Bankers Politicians Businessmen |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Univ. Wash. Lib. for Fisher, C.H. Papers, 1938-1975 (Gov. Clarence D. Martin) LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: Martin, Clarence Daniel, 1887-) WWA, 1934/35 (Martin, Clarence D.; gov. Wash., Democrat) NUCMC files (Martin, Clarence Daniel, 1886-1955; gov. Wash., 1933-41; businessman, Cheney, Wash.; 3 sons include Clarence Daniel Martin, Jr. (1916-1976)) Archives West (website), viewed March 10, 2024: Clarence Daniel Martin Papers, 1896-1954 (Clarence Daniel Martin was born in Cheney, Washington, on June 29, 1886. His parents, Francies M. and Philena Martin, emigrated to eastern Washington from Ohio by way of Portland in the early 1880s. Martin was educated in the Cheney public schools and graduated from the State Normal School at Cheney in 1903 as well as the University of Washington in 1906. After leaving the university he joined his wheat-farming father in founding the family business, the F. M. Martin Grain and Milling Company in Cheney. Upon his father's death in 1925, Martin assumed the role of president and general manager of the company, a position which he retained until early 1943, when the mill was sold to the National Biscuit Company. Martin first became interested in politics in his hometown where he was elected to the City Council in 1915. He served as mayor of Cheney from 1928 until he was elected governor. During this period he was also chairman of the State Democratic Committee. Martin's political career and aspirations did not end with his tenure as governor. In February, 1944, Governor Martin was appointed to fill a vacancy in the state House of Representatives from the Fifth District and served a special session. In 1948 he again sought election to the state's highest office but was defeated in the primary. He was reelected to the Cheney City Council in 1950. Martin served for a number of years as a director of the American Bank of Spokane. The bank's failure in 1932, at a time when he was not a director, embroiled him in an extensive legal battle which attempted to lay the blame on all the directors. Martin was completely exonerated, but three of the bank's officers went to jail. Governor Martin also served as director of the Seattle First National Bank for 13 years, a post which he relinquished in April, 1955, owing to ill health. His death is on August 11, 1955.) <https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv76609> |
| Associated language | eng |
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