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Joseph Martin was born in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, the son of Catherine (née Keating) and Joseph William Martin, a blacksmith. [3]Keating was born in Ireland in 1862, immigrated from Dublin to New York City in 1878, and settled in Newark, New Jersey, where she met Martin Sr., and they married on July 2, 1882; because Martin was a Presbyterian, the union required a matrimonial ...
Joseph John Martin (1833–1900), U.S. Congressman from North Carolina Joseph Martin (Australian politician) (1898–1940), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council Joseph Martin (Canadian politician) (1852–1923), lawyer and politician known as "Fighting Joe"
Joseph John Martin. Joseph John Martin (November 21, 1833 – December 18, 1900) was a Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, United States between 1879 and 1881. Born in Williamston in Martin County, North Carolina, Martin attended Williamston Academy and then studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and became the prosecuting ...
Joseph Richardson: Anti-Jacksonian: 11th: March 4, 1827 – March 4, 1831 First elected in 1826. [data missing] William M. Richardson: Democratic-Republican: 4th: November 4, 1811 – April 18, 1814 First elected to finish Joseph Varnum's term. Resigned to become U.S. Attorney. Ernest W. Roberts: Republican: 7th: March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1913 ...
Joseph Martin, Republican of Massachusetts, became Speaker of the House, exchanging places with Sam Rayburn, Democrat of Texas, who became the new Minority Leader. The Democratic defeat was the largest since they were trounced in the 1928 pro-Republican wave that brought Herbert Hoover to power.
Of the 56 people who have served as speaker of the House over the past 235 years, 32 served multiple terms; seven of them served nonconsecutive terms: Frederick Muhlenberg, Henry Clay, John W. Taylor, Thomas Brackett Reed, Joseph W. Martin Jr., Sam Rayburn, and Nancy Pelosi. Altogether, there have been 65 occasions on which a new speaker took ...
Other special cases include Morris Michael Edelstein, who won a special election to the 76th United States Congress, won re-election to a full term to the 77th United States Congress, but died early in that term after serving less than two years total. [1] Not included in this list are non-voting delegates.
Joseph Martin: Party Democratic: Republican: Leader since September 16, 1940 January 3, 1939 Leader's seat Texas 4th: Massachusetts 14th: Last election 222 seats 209 seats Seats won 244: 189 Seat change 22 20 Popular vote 23,380,045: 21,256,035 Percentage 51.8%: 47.1% Swing 4.8% 3.7%