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William J. Martin

Republican

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-07-1916	Republican	AD-48	7395	Win
11-05-1918	Republican	AD-48	6549	Win

Website:	www.findagrave.com/memorial/119770398/william-jefferson-martin

Candidate Biography:

William Jefferson Martin
Born: September 28, 1861
Died: June 30, 1941

1919: Supported Prohibition after being elected from a "wet county" that opposed prohibition.

Source: Stockton Independent 15 January 1919 — California Digital Newspaper Collection