JOSEPH W. MARTIN JR.

(Joseph William Martin Jr.)


Joseph W. Martin Jr.
Joseph W. Martin Jr.
  • Born: November 3, 1884
  • Died: March 6, 1968
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Joseph William Martin Jr. was an American politician who served as the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and 1953 to 1955; he represented the district covering North Attleborough, Massachusetts. He was the only Republican to serve as Speaker in a sixty-four year period from 1931 to 1995. He was a "compassionate conservative" who opposed the New Deal and supported the conservative coalition of Republicans and southern Democrats.