Noah Martin (July 26, 1801May 28, 1863) was a

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businessman and politician who served as the 23rd

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from 1852 to 1854.

Biography

Noah Anthony Martin was born in Epsom, New Hampshire on July 26, 1801, the son of shoemaker Samuel Martin and Sally (Cochrane) Martin. He apprenticed under Pembroke and Deerfield doctors before attending Dartmouth Medical College. He graduated in 1824, and began his

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in Somersworth. He later practiced in Pembroke, and then settled in Dover. In 1825, Martin married Mary Jane Woodbury, the daughter of Dr. Robert Woodbury of Barrington. They were the parents of two daughters, Elizabeth A. and Caroline M. Martin served as a

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in 1830 and 1832, as a

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in 1835 and 1836, and in the House again in 1837. In addition to being involved in several medical, agricultural, historical, and genealogical societies, Martin was president of the Strafford County Savings Bank (1844–1852), board of directors member of the Dover Bank (1847–1855), and board of directors member of the Strafford Bank (1860–1863). In 1852 Martin was elected

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, the first of two from

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, and he served two one-year terms, June 3, 1852 to June 8, 1854. Martin died in Dover on May 28, 1863, and is buried at Dover's Pine Hill Cemetery.

References

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External links

* ttp://images.dover.lib.nh.us/DoverHistory/governor_noah_martin_house.htm Dover Public Library – Governor Noah Martin House* 1801 births 1863 deaths People from Epsom, New Hampshire People from Dover, New Hampshire Democratic Party governors of New Hampshire Geisel School of Medicine alumni Democratic Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Democratic Party New Hampshire state senators Burials in New Hampshire 19th-century American politicians {{NewHampshire-politician-stub