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MARTIN

in 1841, and settled in practice in Exeter, N.H. He was a Whig representative in the New Hamiwliire legislature, 1845-48 ; a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1850, and a representative in the 36th, 3Tth and 39th con- gresses, 1859-63 and 1865-67. He recruited and was colonel of the 2d New Hampshire volunteers early in 1861, and was wounded in the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861. He served under McClellan on the Peninsula and with Burnside at Fredericksburg where his regiment was in the 1st brigade, 2d division, 3d corps. He was pro- moted brigadier-general, Nov. 29, 1862. He declined the appointment as governor of Idaho territory, 1870 : was a representative in the state legislature, 1872-73 and 1876-88; was a dele- gate to the state constitutional convention in 1876, and was defeated for representative in the 45th congress by Frank Jones, Democrat. On Feb. 15, 1889, Governor Sawyer appointed him U.S. senator as successor to William E. Chandler, whose term would expire March 4, 1889, and he served till the election of ex-Senator Chandler, June 18, 1889, and in the election of June 13 he received two votes for the office. He received the degree LL.D. from Dartmouth in 1882. He died in Exeter, N.H., July 3, 1890.

MARSTON, John, naval officer, was born in Boston, Mass., Feb. 26, 1796 ; son of Col. John and Anna (Randall) Marston ; grandson of John and Elizabeth (Greenwood) Marston, and a de- scendant of John Marston, a mar- iner of Eng- land, who settled in Salem, Mass., about 1634. When sixteen years old he carried the news of the cap- ture of the Ouer- riire to John Adams at Quin- cy, Mass., which service secured his appoint- ment as midshipman, April 15, 1813. He was promoted lieutenant, July 13, 1825 ; was on the Brandyioine when she carried Lafayette to France, and served on the Pacific squadron, 1827-29, and 1833-34. He was attached to the frigate United States in 1840, and was promoted commander, Sept. 8, 1841. He commanded the Yorktoivn on the African coast in 1850 ; the Philadelphia navy yard, 1853-55, and was pro- moted captain, Sept. 14, 1855. He was in com- mand of the Ctimberland on the Brazil squadron, 1856-61, was placed on the retired list, Dec. 21, 1861, but continued in command for a year and was promoted commodore, July 16, 1862. He was in command of the Roanoke when the Mer-

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rimac destroyed the Cumberland and the Con- gress at Hampton Roads, Va., March 8, 1862. The Monitor arrived March 9, 1862, and Commodore Marston had orders to send her at once to Wash- ington to protect the capital. He disobeyed these instructions and ordered the attack on the Merrimac which resulted in a Federal victory. He was promoted rear-admiral in 1866, was in- spector of lighthoases in the Boston district, and had charge of the Portsmouth and Philadel- phia navy yards, and of the naval station at Key West. He was married about 1830 to Mns. Elizabeth Wilcox and made his home in Phil- adelphia, Pa., where he died April 9, 1885.

MARTIN, Alexander, governor of North Carolina, was born in New Jersey probably in 1740. He was graduated from the College of New Jersey, A.B., 1756, A.M., 1759, and practised law in Guilford county, N.C. He was a member of the colonial assembly of North Carolina in 1772 ; and of the colonial conventions held 1774- 75. He was apiwinted colonel of the 2d North Carolina regiment which he commanded at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. He was dismissed from the service on a charge of cowardice. He was a state senator, 1779-82, 1785-87 and 1788, and served as speaker during most of his term. While Governor Burke was in captivity he was acting governor, 1781-82, and was governor by election, 1782-85 and 1789-92. He was a delegate to the convention of 1787 that framed the Federal constitution, but with his col- league, William R. Davie, departed for Nortl» Carolina on state duty before the document was signed. He was U.S. senator, 1793-99, and was defeated for re-election on account of his support to the alien and sedition acts. The honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred on him by the College of New Jersey in 1793. He was a trustee of the University of North Carolina. 1790-1807, and president of the board. 1792-93. He died at Danbury, N.C, in November, 1807.

MARTIN, Artemas, mathematician, was born in Steuben county, N.Y., Aug. 3, 1835 ; son of James Madison and Orenda Knight (Bradley) Martin. His parents removed to Pennsylvania in 1836 ; located near Franklin, in 1837 ; on a farm in Sugar Creek township in 1843 ; on a farm in Sandy Creek township in 1849 ; near Erie, Pa., in 1869, and in Washington, D.C., in 1885. His first school attendance was in 1849, and he took up arithmetic in 18.50 ; algebra, geometry, natural philosophy and chemistry, 1852, at a select school in Franklin, Pa., and at Franklin academy less than three months, 1854-55. He taught school, worked on a farm, successfully conducted a mar- ket garden, worked on oil wells, and continued his mathematical studies and engaged in literary work, 1855-85, and in 1885 accepted a position