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See also: Alexander Martin, Dictionary of North Carolina Biography
Alexander Martin (ca. ) served nonconsecutive terms as governor in the late eighteenth century. He was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, the eldest son of Hugh Martin and the former Jane Hunter. Following a preparatory education in Connecticut, he attended the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), where he received A.B. and A.M. degrees in and respectively. Although he never married, he left a son, Alexander Strong Martin, whom he had publicly acknowledged.
About Martin moved to North Carolina and established himself as a merchant and lawyer in Salisbury. By he has become a justice of the peace and county attorney. In he was one of several county officials attacked by Regulators at Hillsborough, and during the next year he was reproved by Governor Josiah Martin for unauthorized negotiations with Regulators near Salisbury. In Martin relocated to a tract of land along the Dan River in present-day Rockingham (then Guilford) County. Rising quickly to local prominence, he represented Guilford County in the colonial assembly in and in the second and third provincial congresses in He
Alexander Martin ()
Born in New Jersey in , Alexander Martin was a North Carolinian politician and delegate to the Federal Constitutional Convention. Aside from his role in the Constitutional Convention, Martin witnessed several significant chapters in colonial and early U.S. history, including the Regulator Rebellion, the Revolutionary War, and the North Carolina ratification debates.
Martin held bachelor&#;s and master&#;s degrees from Princeton University (then called the College of New Jersey), making him one of the most erudite delegates to the Constitutional Convention. After graduating from Princeton, Martin moved to Salisbury, North Carolina. There he worked first as a merchant and later as an attorney. As his legal career took shape, the Regulator Rebellion began. On September 24, , a bevy of angry Regulators took over the Hillsboro Court. When their demonstration spilled onto the streets of Hillsboro, several lawyers, including Martin, who likely was serving as a justice of the peace, were whipped and beaten.
By , Martin had become judge of the Salisbury district. When the American Revolution began, he served as a colonel in Richard Caswell&#;s militia in
Alexander Martin
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention
State: North Carolina (born in New Jersey)
Age at Convention: 47
Date of Birth:
Date of Death: 11/10/
Schooling: Princeton
Occupation: Merchant, Judge Attorney, Politician
Prior Political Experience: North Carolina House of Commons , North Carolina State Senate (Speaker), , and , Acting Governor of North Carolina , Governor of North Carolina
Committee Assignments: None
Convention Contributions: Martin took a back seat at the Convention and left in August. During his time there he sided with the Federalists. William Pierce described him as “a Man of sense, and undoubtedly is a good politician, but he is not formed to shine in public debate, being no Speaker.”
New Government Participation: After the Convention, he went on to serve one more term in the State Senate from , although not as speaker. Then he once again served as the Governor of North Carolina from In , he was chosen as a Senator and served one term. Finally, he served two more years in the State Senate from
Martin, William Alexander Parsons
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