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'''Alexander Martin''' (1740 - 1807) was a delegate to the [[Constitutional Convention]], representing the state of [[North Carolina]].<ref>[http://ncpedia.org/biography/governors/martin-alexander Alexander Martin]</ref>

'''Alexander Martin''' (1740 - 1807) was a delegate to the [[Constitutional Convention]], representing the state of [[North Carolina]].<ref>[http://ncpedia.org/biography/governors/martin-alexander Alexander Martin]</ref>

==Early Life==

==Early life==

He was born in New Jersey in 1740, and received a classical education.  He graduated from Princeton College in 1750 after studying law, and was admitted soon after to the bar, becoming an attorney in North Carolina.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3W8sAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA525 The Political Register and Congressional Directory: A Statistical Record of the Federal Officials, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial, of the United States of America, 1776-1878]</ref>

He was born in New Jersey in 1740, and received a classical education.  He graduated from Princeton College in 1750 after studying law, and was admitted soon after to the bar, becoming an attorney in North Carolina.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3W8sAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA525 The Political Register and Congressional Directory: A Statistical Record of the Federal Officials, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial, of the United States of America, 1776-1878]</ref>

He was a member of the State Senate 1779-1782,1785-1787, and 1788; was governor of North Carolina 1782-1785 and 1789-1792

He was a member of the State Senate 1779-1782,1785-1787, and 1788; was governor of North Carolina 1782-1785 and 1789-1792

In 1787 he was a delegate to the convention to adopt the Federal Constitution with [[Richard Dobbs Spaight]], [[William Richardson Davie]], [[William Blount]], and [[Hugh Williamson]]. He was a elected a United States senator from North Carolina, serving from December 2 ,1793, to March 3, 1799

In 1787 he was a delegate to the convention to adopt the Federal Constitution with [[Richard Dobbs Spaight]], [[William Richardson Davie]], [[William Blount]], and [[Hugh Williamson]]. He was a elected a United States senator from North Carolina, serving from December 2, 1793, to March 3, 1799

==Passing==

==Passing==

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