John Charles Martin
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BornAugust 31, 1882
Hagerstown, Maryland, US
DiedJune 26, 1966 (aged 83)
La Jolla, California, US
OccupationNewspaper publisher
Spouse
Alice W. Pillsbury
(m. 1909; died 1965)John Charles Martin | |
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_and_John_Charles_Martin_(1882–1966).png) Martin (right) with Cyrus Curtis in 1930 | |
| Born | August 31, 1882 Hagerstown, Maryland, US |
| Died | June 26, 1966 (aged 83) La Jolla, California, US |
| Occupation | Newspaper publisher |
| Spouse |
Alice W. Pillsbury
(m. 1909; died 1965) |
John Charles Martin (1882–1966) was an American newspaper publisher. Beginning in 1913, ran the newspapers purchased by his step father-in-law Cyrus Curtis, including the Public Ledger, the New York Evening Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and four others.[1][2] In 1931, an insurance industry magazine published a listing of Americans carrying the most life insurance; Martin was second on the list with $6,540,000 in insurance, after Pierre Samuel du Pont with $7 million.[3]