James J. Martin (1905 – 3 October 1969) was an

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politician. He was a member of

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from 1965 to 1969. He was elected to the 11th Seanad in 1965 by the

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. He was re-elected at the 1969 Seanad election but died in office in October 1969. He had stood unsuccessfully for Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil candidate for the Laois–Offaly constituency at the

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and 1965 general elections.

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1905 births 1969 deaths Fianna Fáil senators 20th-century Irish farmers Members of the 11th Seanad Members of the 12th Seanad Place of birth missing Fianna Fáil candidates in Dáil elections Agricultural Panel senators {{Ireland-senator-stub