John W. Martin
(1884-1958) 24th Governor of Florida, USA · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 73
John Wellborn Martin was an American politician who served as the 24th Governor of Florida, from 1925 to 1929. He also served as the 32nd Mayor of Jacksonville, from 1917 to 1923. Born in Plainfield in Marion County, Florida, Martin and his family moved to Jacksonville in 1899.
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Despite only about four years of formal education, he studied law and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1914. Three years later, Martin ran for Mayor of Jacksonville and easily defeated incumbent J. E. T. Bowden, becoming the city's youngest mayor at age 32. He was easily re-elected twice in landslide victories and served three consecutive terms.
