▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Martin ▁was ▁born ▁near ▁De ck ert own ▁( now ▁Sus sex , ▁New ▁Jersey ) ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 4 4 . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁common ▁schools . ▁He ▁studied ▁law , ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Branch ville , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁He ▁was ▁chief ▁cl erk ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁cl erk ▁of ▁Sus sex ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁county ▁cl erk ▁of ▁Sus sex ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁Martin ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁General ▁Assembly ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Sus sex ▁County ▁Court ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁Martin ▁served ▁as ▁att orney ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Ch osen ▁Free hold ers ▁of ▁Sus sex ▁County ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁county ▁judge ▁by ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁committee ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1