John Mason Martin, Veteran of the Civil War
Lawyer, Soldier, State Senator, US Congressman
Marked by a headstone bearing only his last name, John Mason Martin is interred here at Greenwood Cemetery. Born January 20, 1837 in Athens, Alabama, Martin attended high school at Green Springs, was a graduate of the University of Alabama, and received his law degree from Centre University in Danville, Kentucky. He was admitted to the bar and began his law just before the war, in 1858.
His career was put on hold as he served two terms as a soldier in the 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment. He entered the service as a Corporal and was a Sergeant Major when his second term ended.
Martin was elected to the Alabama State senate and served from 1871 to 1876, and during that time was president pro tempore from 1873 to 1876. He also was a professor of equity jurisprudence at the University of Alabama from 1875 to 1886.
Martin was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1887. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Birmingham. He died in Bowling Green, Kentucky on June 16, 1898 and was interred here in Greenwood Cemetery.
To locate the final, solve:
33 10.8AB
87 34.6CD
A = The fourth digit in the year he began his service in the Alabama senate.
B = The third digit in the year that he died.
C = The date that his term as a United States Congressman started.
D = The date that his term as a United States Congressman ended.