Background
Paul was born in Blossom, Texas the son of Doctor Charles Elliott and Annie Willie (née Black) Martin. Paul married Mildred Helen Fryar on 29 June 1920.
Paul was born in Blossom, Texas the son of Doctor Charles Elliott and Annie Willie (née Black) Martin. Paul married Mildred Helen Fryar on 29 June 1920.
AB, Southern Methodist University, 1919. Doctor of Laws, Southern Methodist University, 1945. Doctor of Divinity, Southwestern University, 1938.
Doctor of Divinity, Hendrix College, 1945.
He also distinguished himself as a Methodist Pastor and District Superintendent, as well as by notable service to his denomination. Paul served as a 2nd Lieutenant of the American Infantry during World War I. He also served for three years as Superintendent of Schools in his birthplace. He served the following appointments as a Pastor: Cedar Hill, Texas.
The Maple Avenue.
Methodist Church in Dallas. Henrietta, Texas; Iowa Park, Texas. And the Kavanaugh Methodist Church in Greenville, Texas.
He then was appointed Superintendent of the Wichita Falls District.
His final appointment before becoming a Bishop was to First Methodist, Wichita Falls, Texas (1938-1944). He was a delegate to the 1939 Uniting Conference of The Methodist Church.
He was also a delegate to Methodist General and Jurisdictional Conferences in 1940 and 1944. He served as the President of the Board of of the North Texas Annual Conference, and as a Trustee of Southern Methodist University and of Centenary College.
The Paul Elliott Martin was elected and consecrated a Bishop of The Methodist Church by the 1944 South Central Jurisdictional Conference.
He was assigned the Arkansas-Louisiana Episcopal Area. His offices were at 723 Center Saint, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Trustee Southern Methodist University, Southwestern University, Lon Morris College, American University, Texas Methodist Children's Home, Lydia Patterson Institute, Scaritt College, Western Methodist Assembly, Methodist Hospital Lieutenant infantry United States Army, World War I. Member National Council Churches, Christ American, Masons (33d degree), Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Tau Kappa Alpha, Theta Phi.
Married Mildred Helen Fryar, June 29, 1920.