D'Arcy Argue Counsell Martin (October 23, 1898 – June 7, 1992) was a

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lawyer and political figure. He represented Hamilton West in the

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from 1931 to 1934 as a

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member. Martin served on

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city council from 1927 to 1931. In 1931, he was named a

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. He passed a private member's bill to establish the Hamilton Community Foundation, a philanthropic organization, and served as its first president from 1954 to 1956. Martin was chairman of the board for the Hamilton Harbour Commission and served as chancellor for

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. He was a descendant of Richard Martin of

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, 1753–1834. He died in June 1992, seven months after being hit by a car on his way to church. He was 93.

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* 1898 births 1992 deaths Canadian King's Counsel Chancellors of McMaster University Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Pedestrian road incident deaths Road incident deaths in Canada 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub