Peter Francis Martin

Peter Francis Martin (January 13, 1856 – May 2, 1935) was a contractor and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist Party member. Martin was elected by acclamation in the Khaki Election of 1917; in Halifax, the election was postponed after the Halifax Explosion and Martin's Liberal opponent withdrew in a show of post-explosion unity.^[1] Martin replaced Prime Minister Robert Borden, who had run (and won) in Kings County.^[2] Martin sat for Halifax division in the Senate of Canada from 1921 to 1935 as a Conservative.^[3]

He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Francis Martin, and was educated there. Martin married Elizabeth C. Sullivan. He served 18 years on Halifax city council^[4] and was mayor from 1915 to 1918. The Halifax Explosion occurred during this term as mayor,^[5] although he was absent from the city when the explosion happened because he was campaigning with other Maritimes candidates for his parliamentary seat.^[6] Martin died in office in Halifax at the age of 79.^[4]

v t e 1917 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party	Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Government (Unionist)	Alexander Kenneth Maclean	acclaimed	Y
	Government (Unionist)	Peter Francis Martin	acclaimed	Y

References

^ Remes, Jacob Aaron Carliner (2010). "Cities of Comrades: Urban Disasters and the Formation of the North American Progressive State." PhD dissertation, Duke University. pp. 146-149.
^ Borden, Robert Laird (1938). Borden, Henry (ed.). Robert Laird Borden: His Memoirs. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 2:762.
^ Peter Francis Martin – Parliament of Canada biography
^ ^a ^b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
^ "Former Mayors". City of Halifax. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
^ Remes, Jacob (2016). Disaster Citizenship: Survivors, Solidarity, and Power in the Progressive Era. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 38. ISBN 9780252097942.

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[1] Remes, Jacob Aaron Carliner (2010). "Cities of Comrades: Urban Disasters and the Formation of the North American Progressive State." PhD dissertation, Duke University. pp. 146-149.

[2] Borden, Robert Laird (1938). Borden, Henry (ed.). Robert Laird Borden: His Memoirs. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 2:762.

[parl-3] Peter Francis Martin – Parliament of Canada biography

[johnson-4] Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

[5] "Former Mayors". City of Halifax. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2009.

[6] Remes, Jacob (2016). Disaster Citizenship: Survivors, Solidarity, and Power in the Progressive Era. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 38. ISBN 9780252097942.

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v t e Mayors of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Halifax Regional Municipality 1996-present	Fitzgerald Kelly Savage, M Fillmore
Town of Bedford 1979-1996	Cosman Roberts Christie Kelly
County of Halifax Wardens & Mayors 1880-1996	Laurie Archibald Chipman Shatford Wilson Madill Smith Taylor Bishop Smith Madill Brenton Smiley Hopkins Peverill Dowell Leverman Burris Settle Salton MacKenzie Lichter Ball
Town and City of Dartmouth 1873-1996	Symonds Troop Weeks Turner Payzant Stairs Frazee Weston Simmonds Scarfe Oland Sterns Johnson Scarfe Williams Notting Williams Simpson Vidito Mosher McLean Mosher Topple Mosher Isnor Pettipas Morris Akerly Zatsman Thornhill Stubbs Brownlow Savage, J McCluskey
City of Halifax 1841-1996	Binney E. Kenny Williamson Keith Bell MacKinlay Jennings Stairs Hemmeon Pryor Caldwell MacKinlay Keith Pryor Scott Pryor Caldwell Hill Richey Tobin Henry Dunbar Duggan Sinclair Richey Tobin Fraser Mackintosh O'Mullin McPherson Keefe McPherson Stephen Hamilton Crosby MacIlreith Crosby Chisholm Bligh Martin Hawkins Parker Murphy J. B. Kenny Castonguay Ritchie Thompson Cragg Mitchell Donovan Lloyd Butler Ahern Kinley Donahoe Kitz Vaughan Lloyd Vaughan O'Brien Fitzgerald Morris Hanson Wallace Leiper Ducharme Fitzgerald