John Cunningham Martin was a
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from
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Born in
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, Martin attended the public schools and Illinois College,
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He became engaged in banking in 1907.
He served as director of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1922-1932.
He served as president of the Salem National Bank 1933-1952.
He served as State treasurer of Illinois 1933-1935 and 1937-1939.
He served as member of the Illinois Tax Commission and served as chairman in 1935 and 1936.
He served as chairman of the Illinois Emergency Relief Commission 1935-1938.
Martin was elected as a
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to the
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Congress (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1941).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1940.
He resumed his banking interests.
He died in
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, January 27, 1952.
He was interred in East Lawn Cemetery,
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