Martin, Joseph William, Jr.
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▪ American congressman
born Nov. 3, 1884, North Attleboro, Mass., U.S.
died March 6, 1968, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
U.S. Republican congressional leader and speaker of the House of Representatives (1947–49; 1953–55).
The son of a blacksmith, Martin declined a scholarship to Dartmouth College (
Hanover, N.H.) and instead took a job as a newspaper reporter. A few years later he joined with associates in purchasing the North Attleboro
Evening Chronicle. Subsequently, he bought out his partners, and he remained the paper's owner and publisher until his death.
In 1911 Martin won a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives; three years later he was elected to the state Senate. He was first elected to the U.S. House in 1924, launching a congressional career that would last more than 40 years. During the 1930s, Martin emerged as a leader of obstructionist forces trying to derail the
New Deal. Likening the New Deal programs to those of fascism, he voted against many reform measures, including the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Securities Exchange Act.
A tireless party worker, he served on the Republican National Committee from 1936 to 1942, the last two years as chairman, and in 1940 he began a string of five consecutive Republican national convention chairmanships. From 1939 to 1959 he led the House Republicans, urging his colleagues to adhere to the conservative principles of the Grand Old Party (
Republican Party) and to block what he deemed the socialist measures of the New Deal and Fair Deal. From 1947 to 1949 and again from 1953 to 1955—periods of Republican ascendancy in the House of Representatives—Martin served as speaker of the House.
After Republicans lost heavily in the congressional elections of 1958, Martin sustained a bitter defeat at the hands of Charles Halleck for party leadership in the House. His power waned steadily, and he lost a primary contest for his seat in 1966. He retired to his home and newspaper business in North Attleboro and died while on vacation in Florida.
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