Crawford Martin
| Crawford Collins Martin | |
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| Member of the Texas Senate from the 12th district |
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In office 1949–1963 |
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| Preceded by | A. B. Crawford |
| Succeeded by | J. P. Word |
| Texas Senate President Pro Tempore | |
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In office 1955–1956 |
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| Preceded by | Dorsey B. Hardeman |
| Succeeded by | Neveille H. Colson |
| Secretary of State of Texas | |
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In office 1963–1966 |
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| Preceded by | P. Frank Lane |
| Succeeded by | John Luke Hill |
| Attorney General of Texas | |
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In office January 1, 1967 – December 29, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Waggoner Carr |
| Succeeded by | John Luke Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 13, 1916 Hillsboro, Hill County Texas, USA |
| Died | December 29, 1972 (aged 56) Austin, Travis County, Texas |
| Resting place | Texas State Cemetery in Austin |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Ann Mash Martin (married 1941-1972, his death) |
| Residence |
(1) Hillsboro, Texas |
| Alma mater |
Hill College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Coast Guard |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
(1) Hillsboro, Texas
Hill College
University of Texas at Austin
Crawford Collins Martin (March 13, 1916 – December 29, 1972), a native of Hillsboro, Texas, was a Texas State Senator, Secretary of State of Texas, and Attorney General of Texas.
Martin was the son of Will M. Martin and the former Daisy Beavers. He was educated in public schools and graduated in 1935 from Hill College, a community college in Hillsboro. After having first attended the University of Texas at Austin, he obtained a law degree from Cumberland School of Law, then located in Lebanon, Tennessee. In 1939, Martin was admitted to the Texas bar and commenced the practice of law with his brother, William, in Hillsboro. In 1941, he married the former Margaret Ann Mash (born 1921 in Brandon, also in Hill County, Texas). During World War II, Martin enlisted in the United States Coast Guard.
After the war, Martin was elected mayor of Hillsboro. In 1948, he was elected as a Democrat to the Texas Senate representing District 12, which his father had previously represented. The 12th District comprised all of the counties of Ellis, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Somervell in north central Texas. During his fourteen-year career in the Senate he served on a number of committees, including Finance. He sponsored legislation in insurance reform and securities regulation, and he was elected Senate President Pro Tempore in 1955. In 1957, he sponsored the state's first law requiring the registration of lobbyists.
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