Patrick M. Martin
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Patrick Minor Martin was a U.S. Representative
from California
.
Born in Norfolk, Nebraska
, Martin attended the public schools.
He graduated from Riverside (California) Junior College in 1947, the University of California at Berkeley in 1949, and the Hastings College of Law at San Francisco in 1953.
Passed the bar and began the practice of law in Riverside, California
.
He served in the United States Coast Guard from 1943 to 1945, as a radioman.
Martin was elected as a Republican
to the Eighty-eighth
Congress (January 3, 1963-January 3, 1965).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Long Beach, California
, July 18, 1968.
He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Born in Norfolk, Nebraska
Norfolk, Nebraska
Norfolk is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States, 113 miles northwest of Omaha and 83 miles west of Sioux City at the intersection of U.S. Routes 81 and 275. The population was 24,210 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Nebraska. It is the principal city of the...
, Martin attended the public schools.
He graduated from Riverside (California) Junior College in 1947, the University of California at Berkeley in 1949, and the Hastings College of Law at San Francisco in 1953.
Passed the bar and began the practice of law in Riverside, California
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
.
He served in the United States Coast Guard from 1943 to 1945, as a radioman.
Martin was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Eighty-eighth
88th United States Congress
The Eighty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1965, during the last year of...
Congress (January 3, 1963-January 3, 1965).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth
89th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Senate :* President of the Senate: Hubert Humphrey , starting January 20, 1965* President pro tempore: Carl Hayden - Majority leadership :* Majority Leader and Democratic Conference Chairman: Mike Mansfield...
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, July 18, 1968.
He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.