About Lewis Herbert Martell
Lived 1885 – 1962 (aged 77). Lewis Herbert Martell was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
Lewis Herbert Martell (26 March 1885 – 24 August 1962) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
Biography He was born in Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia and became a lawyer.The son of John Thomas Martell and Rachel A. Lewis, he was educated at the Sydney Academy, King's College and Dalhousie Law School. Martell practised law in Windsor, Nova Scotia. In 1916, he married Ethel Mary Macdonald.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Hants riding in the 1921 general election after an unsuccessful campaign there in the 1917 election as a Laurier Liberal. After completing his only term, the 14th Canadian Parliament, Martell left federal politics and did not seek re-election in the 1925 vote. He died of a stroke in Halifax on 24 August 1962.
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Who was Lewis Herbert Martell?
Canadian politician (1885-1962)
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Lewis Herbert Martell was born on 26 March 1885 in Main-à-Dieu.
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Lewis Herbert Martell died on 24 August 1962 in Halifax.
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Lewis Herbert Martell was a lawyer and politician.
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