Robert Nicols Martin (January 14, 1798 – July 20, 1870) was an American politician from Maryland.

Robert Nicols Martin
Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
In office
1845–1851
Chief Justice of the Western Judicial District
In office
1845–1851
Judge of the Superior Court of Baltimore
In office
1859–1867
Professor of International Law at the University of Maryland, Baltimore
In office
1867–1870
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
In office
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
Preceded byJohn S. Spence
Succeeded byEphraim King Wilson
Personal details
BornJanuary 14, 1798
Cambridge, Maryland
DiedJuly 20, 1870
Saratoga Springs, New York
NationalityAmerican
Political partyNational Republican Party
OccupationPolitician, Judge, Professor

Martin was born in Cambridge, Maryland, where he attended the public schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practised at Princess Anne from 1819 to 1827. He was elected to the Nineteenth Congress, where he served from March 4, 1825 to March 3, 1827.

After his term, Martin settled in Baltimore and resumed the practice of law. He was appointed by Governor Thomas Pratt as judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals and as chief justice of the western judicial district in 1845, in which capacity he served until the office was vacated by the Maryland Constitution of 1851. He again engaged in the practice of his profession in Baltimore. He later served as judge of the superior court of Baltimore from 1859 to 1867, and as professor of international law at the University of Maryland, Baltimore from 1867 to 1870. He died at Saratoga Springs, New York, and is interred in the Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Cemetery in Cambridge.

References edit

  • United States Congress. "Robert N. Martin (id: M000198)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 8th congressional district

March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
Succeeded by