Celora E. Martin
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Celora Eaton Martin was an American lawyer and politician from New York
.
He studied law in the office of John C. Harris in Newport, was admitted to the bar in 1856, and commenced practice in Rhode Island
. The next year, he returned to New York and practiced law in Whitney Point, New York
, but soon removed to Binghamton, New York
and formed a partnership with Orlow W. Chapman
. On September 23, 1857, Martin married Almanza R. Barney (d. 1898), of Newport, and they had three daughters.
In 1877, he was appointed by Governor Lucius Robinson
to the New York Supreme Court
(6th District) to fill a vacancy. Later that year, he was elected on the Republican and Democratic tickets to a fourteen-year term, and re-elected on both tickets in 1891. From 1887 on, he sat on the General Term (4th Department).
In 1895
, he was elected on the Republican ticket to a fourteen-year term on the New York Court of Appeals
in the place of Francis M. Finch
whose term expired at the end of the year. He remained on the bench until the end of 1904 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years.
On September 4, 1901, he married Ada L. Mills, of Binghamton.
Isaac T. Stoddard
, Secretary of the Territory of Arizona, was his son-in-law.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Life
He was the son of Ellis Martin and Lucetta (Brayton) Martin.He studied law in the office of John C. Harris in Newport, was admitted to the bar in 1856, and commenced practice in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
. The next year, he returned to New York and practiced law in Whitney Point, New York
Whitney Point, New York
Whitney Point is a village in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 965 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, but soon removed to Binghamton, New York
Binghamton, New York
Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers...
and formed a partnership with Orlow W. Chapman
Orlow W. Chapman
Orlow W. Chapman was born in 1832, in Ellington, Connecticut, though he made his life’s work and home in New York. While in Ellington, Chapman received his primary education in a local academy. He then proceeded to graduate from Union College of Schenectady, New York, in 1854...
. On September 23, 1857, Martin married Almanza R. Barney (d. 1898), of Newport, and they had three daughters.
In 1877, he was appointed by Governor Lucius Robinson
Lucius Robinson
Lucius Robinson was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 26th Governor of New York from 1877 to 1879.-Life:...
to the New York Supreme Court
New York Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...
(6th District) to fill a vacancy. Later that year, he was elected on the Republican and Democratic tickets to a fourteen-year term, and re-elected on both tickets in 1891. From 1887 on, he sat on the General Term (4th Department).
In 1895
New York state election, 1895
The 1895 New York state election was held on November 5, 1895, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York...
, he was elected on the Republican ticket to a fourteen-year term on the New York Court of Appeals
New York Court of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms...
in the place of Francis M. Finch
Francis Miles Finch
Francis Miles Finch was an American judge, poet, and academic associated with the early years of Cornell University. One of his poems, "The Blue and the Gray", is frequently reprinted to this day.-Biography:...
whose term expired at the end of the year. He remained on the bench until the end of 1904 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years.
On September 4, 1901, he married Ada L. Mills, of Binghamton.
Isaac T. Stoddard
Isaac T. Stoddard
Isaac Taft Stoddard was an American lawyer, businessman and politician from Arizona.-Life:...
, Secretary of the Territory of Arizona, was his son-in-law.
Sources
- Court of Appeals judges at New York Court History
- STATE OFFICERS ELECTED; Sketches of Republicans Who Were Victorious in New-York in NYT on November 6, 1895
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin2.html Political Graveyard
- http://www.martin-house.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1524&tree=Martin Martin family, at Martin House
- ARIZONA'S SECRETARY OUT.; I.T. Stoddard, Son-in-Law of Judge Martin of New York, Resigns IN NYT on March 5, 1904