Charles Martin (Illinois)
Charles Martin (May 20, 1856 – October 28, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born near Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York, Martin moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois, in 1860. He attended the public schools, and engaged in business as a sewer contractor and later as a coal dealer. Martin served as alderman in the city council from 1894 to 1903, 1905 to 1907, 1910 to 1913, and was again elected in 1915.
Martin was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1917, until his death in Chicago, Illinois, October 28, 1917.
He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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| Preceded by James T. McDermott |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th congressional district March 4, 1917 - October 28, 1917 |
Succeeded by John W. Rainey |