Ephraim Martin
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Ephraim Martin | |
|---|---|
| Postmaster of Boston | |
| In office 1958–1969 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph P. W. Finn |
| Succeeded by | George K. Walker |
| District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1956–1957 | |
| Preceded by | George E. Thompson |
| Succeeded by | James O'Dea Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 6, 1900 |
| Died | September 8, 1988 (aged 88) Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.[1] |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mildred Kindley (1926–1988; her death) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Boston University School of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Ephraim Martin Jr. (April 6, 1900 – September 8, 1988) was an American attorney who served as district attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and postmaster of Boston.
Martin was born in Brooklyn and raised in Derry, New Hampshire. He graduated from the Pinkerton Academy, where he was a member of the football, baseball, and track teams.[2] He served in the United States Navy during World War I and was an officer in the United States Navy Reserve.[3] On July 22, 1926, Martin married Mildred Kindley, a native of Tyler, Texas, who graduated from Emerson College and worked as an elocution teacher. They had one son, Ephraim Martin III.[4]
Legal career
Martin graduated from the Boston University School of Law in 1922.[3] From 1932 to 1952 he was a lecturer and instructor at the Boston University School of Law.[2] In 1938 he was named first assistant district attorney of Middlesex County by district attorney-elect Robert F. Bradford.[3] He returned to the Navy during World War II then served as a military aide to Governor Robert F. Bradford from 1946 to 1947.[1] After the war, Martin returned to the DA's office, which was now led by George E. Thompson.[2] In 1956, Thompson was made a justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court and Governor Christian Herter appointed Martin to succeed him.[5] Martin ran for a full term, but was defeated by James O'Dea Jr., who became the first Democrat to hold the DA's office in Middlesex County since William J. Corcoran in 1917. The Democrats also took control of the county commission and retained the sheriff's office in what The Boston Globe described as "a major county upset of the election".[6]