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Title: History of Illinois Republicanism, embracing a history of the Republican party in the state to the present time ... with biographies of its founders and supporters ... also a chronological statement of important political events since 1774
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Raum, Green B. (Green Berry), 1829-1909
Subjects: Republican Party (U.S.)
Publisher: Chicago, Rollins Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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voted for the nomina-tion of James G. Blaine for President. Gen. Martin was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic from its or-ganization and was elected Department Commander of the Department of Illi-nois at the State encampment held at Springfield in 1889, served the full termof the office, and relieved by the election of his successor at the State encamp-ment held at Quincy, in 1890. Gen. Martin was married in 1852 to Jane Elston, of Salem, 111. To themfour children were born, three of whom are now living. Mrs. Martin died in1889. He was again married in 1893 to Margaret Savage, of Ashland, Ky.One child has been born to them. His children reside at and near his home inSalem, 111. General Martin has a warm social side, and makes friends wherever he eoes.In September, 1882, he and others organized the Southern Illinois Soldiersand Sailors Reunion Association, and he was elected commander, and has beensuccessively elected commander ever since. This association holds annual re- 312
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p4^^^^2^ 313 anions lasting several days, where are assembled thousands of old soldiers andtheir families. It is now the largest association of the kind in the West., andGeneral Martin is the life and soul of the institution. JOHN CORSON SMITH. This self-made man and eminent soldier and public official, now residingin Chicago, Illinois, was born in Philadelphia. February 13. 1832. His early ed-ucation was extremely limited, as he was compelled to work in a cotton factoryfrom his earliest childhood. His ancestors were distinguished soldiers and sail-ors in the British service under Wellington and Nelson. At the age of sixteenhe was apprenticed to a carpenter and builder in Philadelphia, and upon at-taining his majority worked at Cape May. Keyport. X. Y., and Xew YorkCity. In 1854 he came to Chicago and began working at his trade as carpenterand builder. The cholera which visited Chicago in 1854 drove him to Galena.,where he remained for twenty years, returning to Chicago in 1874. to ta

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