Gov. Alexander Martin

Alexander Martin (1740 -- 10 November 1807) was the Federalist governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1782 to 1784 and from 1789 to 1792. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... Jump to: navigation, search November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... ... The Governor of North Carolina is the top executive of the government of the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... Jump to: navigation, search A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Tar Heel State; Old North State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Senators Elizabeth Dole (R) Richard Burr (R) Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Martin was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey and attended the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University), graduating with an A.B. degree in 1756 and an A.M. in 1759. He moved to North Carolina around 1761 and became a practicing attorney in Guilford County. Location in the state of New Jersey Formed 1714 Seat Flemington Area  - Total  - Water 1,134 km² (438 mi²) 20 km² (8 mi²) 1. ... one of the earlier names for Princeton University Trenton State College is now known as The College of New Jersey This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other Princetons, see Princeton. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Tar Heel State; Old North State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Senators Elizabeth Dole (R) Richard Burr (R) Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Guilford County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...

In 1774, Martin was elected to the Colonial Assembly in North Carolina; he fought in the Continental Army at the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown. He resigned his commission in 1777 and returned to North Carolina, where he served in the North Carolina Senate during periods from 1778 to 1782, in 1785, and from 1787 to 1788. 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Continental Army was the unified command structure of the thirteen colonies fighting Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Battle of Brandywine was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on September 11, 1777 near Chadds Ford on Brandywine Creek in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Battle of Germantown was a battle in the American Revolutionary War. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1782, the General Assembly elected him North Carolina Governor; he served until 1784. Martin was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. A Federalist, Martin was elected the first governor of North Carolina under the North Carolina Constitution of 1789. 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Governor of North Carolina is the top executive of the government of the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article discusses the history of the United States Constitution. ... ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Tar Heel State; Old North State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Senators Elizabeth Dole (R) Richard Burr (R) Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ...

Term-limited as Governor, Martin was elected to the United States Senate and served there for a single term from 1793 to 1799. As a member of Congress, he opposed the Jay Treaty but supported the Alien and Sedition Acts. Also an advocate for education, Martin served on the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1790 until his death in 1807. Jump to: navigation, search Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search John Jay The Jay Treaty of 1795 (also known as Jays Treaty or the Treaty of London), named after U.S. Supreme Court chief justice John Jay, was a treaty between the United States and Great Britain signed on November 19, 1794 that attempted to... Jump to: navigation, search The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed on July 14, 1798 under the administration of President John Adams. ... Jump to: navigation, search The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the eleventh-oldest institution of higher education (and the oldest public institution) in the United States. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

The General Assembly refused to appoint him to a second term in the U.S. Senate; Martin then retired to his North Carolina farm. He did return to politics during the last years of his life, serving from 1805 to 1807 as speaker of the state senate. 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Sources

• Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Robert Sobel and John Raimo, eds. Westport, CT: Meckler Books, 1978. (ISBN 0-930466-00-4)