Andrew P. Martin
A. P. Martin | |
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Martin, ca. 1911 | |
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the Pima County district | |
| In office January 1915 – January 1917 | |
| Preceded by | John T. Hughes A. A. Worsley |
| Succeeded by | J. W. Buchanan F. O. Goodell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 13, 1886 |
| Died | January 27, 1969 (aged 82) Tucson, Arizona |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | January 27, 1969 |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona |
| Profession | Politician |
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Andrew P. Martin was an Arizona politician who served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 2nd Arizona State Legislature. He was known as the father of the Arizona National Guard, having organized and led the first company in the (at the time) territory in 1910. With no formal education in pharmacology, he became a registered pharmacist, and grew his father's single drugstore to become the largest drugstore chain in Tucson, before selling it in 1954. He was also called the father of the University of Arizona College of Pharmacology, having led the drive to establish the school. In addition, he saw combat as an artillery soldier during World War I.