Daniel F. Martin

Daniel F. Martin (February 1, 1865 – January 8, 1907) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician from New York.

Life

Martin was born on February 1, 1865, in New York City to Irish immigrants. He attended the College of the City of New York.

Initially, Martin worked as a public school teacher. At one point, he was Professor of Mathematics at St. Francis Xavier College. While teaching, he began to study law.{{Cite news|date=10 January 1907|title=Justice Daniel F. Martin|volume=LXVI|page=14|work=New-York Tribune|issue=21,970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/88184398/}} He attended Columbia Law School. After he was admitted to the bar, he became a clerk for United States Attorney Stephen A. Walker. He later opened a law office with assemblyman Wright Holcomb.

In 1890, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the New York County 18th District. He served in the Assembly in 1891,{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wekTAAAAYAAJ|title=Sixth Annual Record of Assemblymen and Senators from the City of New York in the State Legislature, 1891|publisher=The City Reform Club|year=1891|pages=93–94|language=en}} 1892,{{Cite book|last=Lloyd|first=Will L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5THmWKSAlucC|title=The New York Red Book|publisher=James B. Lyon|year=1892|location=Albany, N.Y.|pages=143|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tOkTAAAAYAAJ|title=Seventh Annual Record of Assemblymen and Senators from the City of New York in the State Legislature, 1892|publisher=The City Reform Club|year=1892|pages=94–95|language=en}} and 1893.{{Cite book|last=Murlin|first=Edgar L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1cwGAQAAIAAJ|title=The New York Red Book|publisher=James B. Lyon|year=1893|location=Albany, N.Y.|pages=146|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6XQ0AQAAMAAJ|title=Eighth Annual Record of Assemblymen and Senators from the City of New York in the State Legislature, 1893|publisher=The City Reform Club|year=1893|pages=68–70|language=en}} In 1893, he was elected Civil Justice of the 6th District.{{Cite news|date=8 November 1893|title=Tammany Sweeps the City|volume=XLIII|page=6|work=The New York Times|issue=13,170|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1893/11/08/109732582.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0}} In 1899, he was elected Municipal Court Justice of the 6th District.{{Cite news|date=8 November 1899|title=Democrats Win in Greater City – Municipal Court Justices|volume=XLIX|page=2|work=The New York Times|issue=15,548|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1899/11/08/101137706.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0}}

Martin died at home on 245 E. 33rd St. from pneumonia on January 8, 1907. He had a wife and three children.{{Cite news|date=10 January 1907|title=Daniel F. Martin|volume=LVI|page=9|work=The New York Times|issue=17,883|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1907/01/10/106735805.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0}}