Thomas S. Martin

Thomas Martin
Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus
In office
March 4, 1917 – November 12, 1919
DeputyJ. Hamilton Lewis (1917–1919)
Peter G. Gerry (1919)
Preceded byJohn W. Kern
Succeeded byGilbert Hitchcock (acting)
In office
April 1911 – March 4, 1913
Preceded byHernando Money
Succeeded byJohn W. Kern
United States Senator
from Virginia
In office
March 4, 1895 – November 12, 1919
Preceded byEppa Hunton
Succeeded byCarter Glass
Personal details
Born
Thomas Staples Martin

(1847-07-29)July 29, 1847
Scottsville, Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 12, 1919(1919-11-12) (aged 72)
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationVirginia Military Institute
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch/serviceinfantry
Years of service1864-1865
Rankcadet
Battles/warsValley Campaigns of 1864

Thomas Staples Martin (July 29, 1847 – November 12, 1919) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Albemarle County, Virginia, who founded a political organization that held power in Virginia for decades (later becoming known as the Byrd Organization) and who personally became a U.S. Senator who served for nearly a quarter century and rose to become the Majority Leader (and later Minority Leader) before dying in office.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Thomas Staples Martin", Encyclopedia Virginia; accessed December 12, 2021.
  2. ^ United States Congress. "MARTIN, Thomas Staples (id: M000200)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.