Joseph W. Martin Jr.
American politician from Massachusetts (1884-1968)
Joseph William Martin Jr. (November 3, 1884 – March 6, 1968) was an American politician. He was the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and 1953 to 1955. He represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives from 1925 through 1967. He was the only Republican become Speaker in a sixty-four year period from 1931 to 1995.[1]
Joseph W. Martin Jr. | |
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| 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Sam Rayburn |
| Succeeded by | Sam Rayburn |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Sam Rayburn |
| Succeeded by | Sam Rayburn |
| Leader of the House Republican Conference | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Bertrand Snell |
| Succeeded by | Charles A. Halleck |
| House Minority Leader | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1959 | |
| Deputy | Leslie C. Arends |
| Preceded by | Sam Rayburn |
| Succeeded by | Charles Halleck |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | |
| Deputy | Leslie C. Arends |
| Preceded by | Sam Rayburn |
| Succeeded by | Sam Rayburn |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Deputy | Harry L. Englebright (1939–1943) Leslie C. Arends (1943–1947) |
| Preceded by | Bertrand H. Snell |
| Succeeded by | Sam Rayburn |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Robert M. Leach |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Heckler |
| Constituency | 15th district (1925–1933) 14th district (1933–1963) 10th district (1963–1967) |
| Chairman of the Republican National Committee | |
| In office 1940–1942 | |
| Preceded by | John Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Harrison E. Spangler |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1914–1917 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1912–1914 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph William Martin Jr. November 3, 1884 North Attleborough, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 1968 (aged 83) Hollywood, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
References
change- ↑ James J. Kenneally, A Compassionate Conservative: A Political Biography of Joseph W. Martin Jr., Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (2003)
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