John Mason Martin

John Mason Martin was a United States [House of Representatives|U.S. representative] from Alabama, son of Joshua Lanier Martin.

Biography

Born in Athens, Alabama, Martin attended the common schools, the high school in Green Springs, Alabama, and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
He was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, in 1856.
He studied law.
He was Admission to [the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar] in 1858 and commenced practice in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
He served as member of the State senate in 1871–1876 and served as president pro tempore in 1873–1876.
He was professor of equity jurisprudence in the University of Alabama in 1875–1886.
Martin was elected as a Democrat to the 49th [United States Congress|Forty-ninth] Congress.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Birmingham, Alabama.
He died in Bowling Green, Kentucky, June 16, 1898.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.