Harold Martin (New Jersey politician)
Harold Martin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 39th district | |
| In office January 8, 1974 – January 8, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Cardinale John Markert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 25, 1918 West New York, New Jersey |
| Died | October 19, 2010 (aged 92) Cresskill, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
Harold Martin (February 25, 1918 – October 19, 2010) was an American Democratic Party politician who served a single term on the Bergen County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders and was elected to three terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 39th Legislative District.
Biography
Martin was born in
amphibious assault vehicles.[1]
After completing his military service, Martin worked as a research economist at the
Shell Oil Company. He worked as a sales representative selling electronics and spent two years on Wall Street as an account executive at Shearson, Hammill & Co.[1] He started attending council meetings in his hometown of Cresskill, New Jersey, and was chosen for a seat on the borough's planning board in addition to being chosen to serve on the Bergen County Planning Board.[2]
Martin has four children and eight grandchildren.
Political career
He was elected to the
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve and sponsored a bill to increase the amount of state loans offered to students in graduate school. He unsuccessfully advocated on behalf of a bill he sponsored to make willemite the official state mineral of New Jersey and Palisades diabase as the state rock, though by the time of his death New Jersey had still not chosen an official mineral or rock as many other states have.[2] The Assembly passed a bill sponsored in 1977 by Martin, a former smoker, prohibiting smoking while in the Assembly chambers or during committee meetings.[4]
A longtime resident of Cresskill, Martin died at the age of 92 on October 19, 2010. He was survived by his wife, the former Reba Lerner, as well as by their two daughters, two sons and eight grandchildren.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Brendan T. Byrne Archive: Interview with Harold Martin Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Eagleton Institute of Politics. Accessed October 21, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Levin, Jay. "Harold Martin, former Bergen County freeholder and state Assemblyman, dies" Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, The Record, October 20, 2010. Accessed October 21, 2010.
- ^ Harold Martin, The Record, October 22, 2010. accessed October 22, 2010.
- ^ Waldron, Martin. "Many Property Owners to Receive An Additional Tax Rebate by May 1", The New York Times, January 26, 1977. Accessed October 22, 2010.