Joseph W. Martin Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joseph W. Martin Jr.

American politician

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1884

Place of Birth: North Attleborough, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 06-Mar-1968

Profession: reporter, politician, publisher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Joseph W. Martin Jr.

  • Joseph William Martin Jr.
  • (November 3, 1884 – March 6, 1968) was an American politician who served as the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and 1953 to 1955; he represented the district covering North Attleborough, Massachusetts.
  • He was the only Republican to serve as Speaker in a sixty-four year period from 1931 to 1995.
  • He was a "compassionate conservative" who opposed the New Deal and supported the conservative coalition of Republicans and southern Democrats, especially on opposing labor unions.Early in his career, Martin worked as a newspaper editor and served in both houses of the Massachusetts General Court.
  • He won election to the United States House of Representatives in 1924.
  • He was elected House Minority Leader after the 1938 elections and continued to hold the lead House Republican position (either Speaker or House Minority Leader) until 1959.
  • He also served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1940 to 1942 at the behest of Wendell Willkie, the 1940 Republican presidential nominee.
  • Martin presided over five Republican National Conventions and frequently became involved in presidential politics.
  • He urged General Douglas MacArthur to seek the 1952 Republican presidential nomination, and supporters of Robert A.
  • Taft accused Martin of favoring Dwight D.
  • Eisenhower in Martin's role as chairman of the contentious 1952 Republican National Convention.
  • After Eisenhower won the 1952 election, Martin supported Eisenhower's internationalist foreign policy outlook. Martin lost his position as Republican leader after the party lost seats in the 1958 elections.
  • He was succeeded by his more conservative deputy, Charles A.
  • Halleck.
  • Martin continued to serve in Congress until his defeat in the 1966 Republican primary by Margaret Heckler.
  • Martin died in Hollywood, Florida in 1968.

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