File:Colonel William Martin.jpg

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English: Portrait of Col. William Martin of Dixon Springs, Tennessee, son of General Joseph Martin, Revolutionary War officer and namesake of Martinsville, Virginia. Col. William Martin served in the Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee legislatures, was a Presidential elector in 1804 and 1808 as well as vice president of the Whig Convention of 1844. In the War of 1812, Martin was elected Lieutenant Colonel of the Second Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers. He was a pioneer of the frontier and is buried in the Martin family cemetery at Dixon Springs, Tennessee.[1][2]
Date undated (subject was born in 1765, and painting was made during his lifetime)
Source http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnsmith/oldpics/martinwilliam.htm
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current14:45, 5 August 2010Thumbnail for version as of 14:45, 5 August 2010659 × 766 (103 KB)Andrew crm glare, fix perspective, other minor fixes
05:24, 5 August 2010Thumbnail for version as of 05:24, 5 August 2010663 × 867 (99 KB)MarmadukePercy{{Information |Description={{en|1=Portrait of Col. William Martin of Dixon Springs, Tennessee, son of General Joseph Martin, pioneer, Revolutionary War officer and namesake of Martinsville, Virginia. William Martin is buried in the Martin family cemetery
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