Alexander Martin

Alexander Martin
United States Senator
from North Carolina
In office
March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1799
Preceded bySamuel Johnston
Succeeded byJesse Franklin
4th & 7th Governor of North Carolina
In office
December 17, 1789 – December 14, 1792
Preceded bySamuel Johnston
Succeeded byRichard Dobbs Spaight
In office
April 22, 1782 – May 13, 1785
Preceded byThomas Burke
Succeeded byRichard Caswell
Acting Governor of North Carolina
In office
September 13, 1781 – January 16, 1782
Preceded byThomas Burke
Succeeded byThomas Burke
Speaker of the North Carolina Senate
In office
1781-1782, 1785, 1787-1788, 1805
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office
1778-1782, 1785, 1787-1788,
ConstituencyGuilford County, North Carolina
In office
1804-1805
ConstituencyRockingham County, North Carolina
Personal details
Born(1740-10-17)October 17, 1740[citation needed]
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, British America
DiedNovember 2, 1807(1807-11-02) (aged 67)
Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States
Political partyAnti-Administration Party
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceContinental Army
Years of service1775–1777
RankColonel
Commands2nd North Carolina Regiment
Battles/warsRevolutionary War

Alexander Martin (October 17, 1740[citation needed] – November 2, 1807) was a Founding Father of the United States, framer of the U.S. Constitution, fourth and seventh Governor of North Carolina, and an infantry officer in the American Revolutionary War. In private life, Martin was a lawyer, merchant, planter, and slave owner.