Alphonse-Fortunat Martin
Alphonse-Fortunat Martin (May 14, 1849 – February 1905[1]) was a land surveyor and political figure in Manitoba. He represented from 1874 to 1879 and Morris from 1886 to 1896 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal and then as an Independent member.[2]
He was born in Rimouski, Canada East, the son of Henri Martin and Marie-Louise Dessein, dit Saint-Pierre, and educated at the college there and the Quebec military school. From 1868 to 1870, Martin served as a Papal zouave. He qualified as a provincial land surveyor in 1871. In 1874, he married Louise Radiger. Martin was editor of Le Courrier du Nord (Ouest).[3] He came to Manitoba in 1872 as a surveyor for the federal government and settled in . In 1875, he was chosen to be opposition leader in the Manitoba assembly. Martin was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1879 and 1883 before being elected again in Morris.[1] He was unsuccessful in bids for reelection in 1896 and 1899.[2] After he retired from politics, Martin returned to surveying. He died in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the age of 55.[1]
His brother Édouard-Onésiphore Martin served in the Quebec assembly.
References[]
- ^ a b c "Alphonse Fortunat Martin (1849-1905)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ a b "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ Mackintosh, Charles Herbert (1877). Canadian Parliamentary companion and annual register. Citizen Print. and Publishing Company. p. 368. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
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