Duncan McMartin Jr. (1776 – October 3, 1837) was an American politician from
New York
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Life
He lived in
Broadalbin, then in
Montgomery Co., now in
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. He married Margaret (1778–1835), and they had several children.
He was a member of the
New York State Assembly
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The Assem ...
(Hamilton & Montgomery Co.) in
1819
Events
January–March
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He was a member of the
New York State Senate
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Partisan com ...
(Eastern D.) from 1820 to 1822, sitting in the
43rd,
44th and
45th New York State Legislature
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Background
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He was again a member of the State Senate (4th D.) from 1827 to 1830, sitting in the
50th,
51st,
52nd and
53rd New York State Legislature
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He was buried at a cemetery now located in
Perth
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, a town formed after McMartin's death, and which includes an area formerly belonging to Broadalbin.
Sources
''The New York Civil List''compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 124, 127f, 143, 194 and 290; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
External links
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1776 births
1837 deaths
People from Broadalbin, New York
Members of the New York State Assembly
New York (state) state senators
New York (state) Democratic-Republicans