James Martin (South Carolina politician)

James Martin (died October 5, 1868) was a Republican state legislator in South Carolina during the Reconstruction Era. He was born in Ireland,[1] and his family moved to South Carolina when he was young. He worked in the mercantile business, married Anna Eliza, and had five children. After the Civil War,[2] he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing Abbeville County. He was assassinated on October 5, 1868,[3][4] possibly by the Ku Klux Klan.[1] Before his death, it was perceived that he had made "certain inflammatory appeals" to African Americans.[5]

This article is about the Irish-born South Carolina state representative. For the politician who has served in both houses of the South Carolina General Assembly, see Jimmy Leawood Martin.

References
  1. Work, Monroe N.; Staples, Thomas S.; Wallace, H.A.; Miller, Kelly; McKinlay, Whitefield; Lacy, Samuel E.; Smith, R.L.; McIlwaine, H.R. (Jan 1920). "Some Negro Members of Reconstruction Conventions and Legislatures and of Congress". The Journal of Negro History. The University of Chicago Press. 5 (1): 63–119. doi:10.2307/2713503. JSTOR 2713503. S2CID 149610698.
  2. Maxwell, Steve (2020-08-25). "Guest column: Yes, Black lives do matter". Index-Journal. Archived from the original on 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  3. Rubin, Hyman S. III (2019-05-09). "Reconstruction". South Carolina Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  4. "Legislative Proceedings". The Daily Phoenix. Columbia, South Carolina. 1868-11-29. Archived from the original on 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  5. "An Atrocious Murder". The Abbeville Press. 1868-10-09. Archived from the original on 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
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