Jacob Martin was a state legislator in Alabama. He represented Dallas County, Alabama during the Reconstruction era.[1] His post office was at Martin's Station.[2] He signed, with other Republican members of the Alabama legislature, an 1875 memorial of alleged electoral abuses.[3] He and other Alabama state legislators who were African-American and served during the Reconstruction era are listed on a historical marker.
References
edit- ^ Woodson, Carter Godwin; Logan, Rayford Whittingham (August 22, 1920). "The Journal of Negro History". Association for the Study of Negro Life and History – via Google Books.
- ^ "Alabama Laws and Joint Resolutions of the Legislature of Alabama". J. Boardman. August 22, 1875 – via Google Books.
- ^ Senate, Alabama Legislature (August 22, 1875). "Journal". etc. – via Google Books.