Thomas "Doc" Martin
Thomas Paul "Doc" Martin (October 30, 1864 – 1935) was an American physician. He was one of the first American residents of Taos County, New Mexico[1] and the first practicing physician in Taos.[2]
Early life and education
Thomas Paul Martin was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania on October 30, 1864. His parents, Joab and Louie O. (Hostetter) Martin, were Pennsylvania natives. His father was a grain merchant.[1]
Martin attended the
Taos, New Mexico
Martin moved to Taos, New Mexico in January, 1890, where he opened a medical office and practiced medicine and surgery throughout Taos County. He was an early member of the New Mexico Medical Society.[1] He was physician for the local Pueblos[3] and also for the Penitentes.[4] He served eight years on the Territorial Board of Health and was a United States examining physician.[3]
Doc Martin was a major figure in the development of Taos.
Martin's sister Rose married Taos artist
Hotel Martin was renamed by subsequent owners, becoming the Taos Inn. The inn's restaurant, named Doc Martin's, is located in Martin's former offices.[9] The inn was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 1981[10] and to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d e Twitchell, Ralph Emerson. The Leading Facts of New Mexican History, vol. 4, p. 463. Torch Press, 1917.
- ^ Foster, Joseph. D. H. Lawrence in Taos, p. xvi. University of New Mexico Press, 1972.
- ^ a b c Anderson, George B. History of New Mexico: Its Resources and People, vol. 2, p. 600. Pacific States Pub. Co., 1907.
- ISBN 0-8263-0971-2
- ^ Grant, Blanche C., When Old Trails Were New, p 328. Glorieta, New Mexico: The Rio Grande Press, 1983. (Reprint of original 1934 edition)
- ^ Taos Unlimited. Taos as an Art Colony: From the Taos Society of Artists to the Present. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ISBN 0-8263-1946-7
- ISBN 0-86534-259-8
- ^ Vollersten, John. "Doc Martin's" in Santa Fean, February–March, 2008.
- ^ Registers of Cultural Properties, New Mexico Historic Preservation Division
- ^ National Register of Historical Places - NEW MEXICO (NM), Taos County