ELBERT ELI PROVANCHER MARTIN

NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTH, MICHIGAN REFINEMENT

Elbert E. Martin was born of an old Vermont family in Manchester, New Hampshire, on January 22, 1881. He was graduated from the Ferris Institute in Big Rapids, Michigan, in 1903, after which he held a position in the law division of the Pension Bureau in Washington until 1905 when he entered the Detroit College of Law. After graduating in 1912, he was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of the State of Michigan and became a member of the law firm of Irwin, Cole and Martin in Detroit. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and of Golden Rule Lodge, F. & A. M. and also of Putney Grange.

SAVING TEDDY

He was associated with Colonel Theodore Roosevelt during his presidential campaign of 1912 as President Roosevelt's Stenographer. Teddy was campaigning for a 3rd term in office in Milwaukee under the guise commonly known as the Bull Moose Party. Teddy was getting into his automobile outside the Hotel Gilpatrick. The would be assassin John Schrank fired a round from the .38 caliber Smith & Wesson pistol, piercing Teddy's breast pocket which held an eyeglass case and his speech. Schrank, finger posed on the trigger, was not able to complete a second round. Elbert had lept from the vehicle and apprehended the would be assassin. The Colonel did not forget the heroism of his secretary.

VANDERBILT HOTEL

From 1913 to 1934 he was Publicity Director and Legal Advisor to the Managing Director of the Vanderbilt Hotel of New York City.

BACK TO VERMONT SERVING THE PUBLIC

In March 1934, he and Mrs. Martin (Mabel Elizabeth Armstrong) came to live in Putney, Vermont, after many years in New York City. He served as Representative from Putney to the Vermont State Legislature for ten consecutive years, 1942 to 1952, being a member of the Judiciary Committee all that time. He served as secretary of the Joint Senate and House Committee of 1947 on the Revision of the 10,400 sections of the Vermont laws. He was chairman of the Claims Committee, member of the Committee on State Institutions, and of the Committee on State and Court Expenses. He served as County Republican Chairman for Windham County, and was a member of the State Republican Committee.

SALMON, IDAHO

Mr. Martin moved in the summer of 1953 to his former place of residence, Detroit, Michigan, living for two years until moving to his final residence in Salmon, Idaho, in 1955.