Career
He represented Arichat Township from 1843 to 1859 and Richmond County from 1859 to 1863 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Reformer and later Conservative. He was born in Arichat, Nova Scotia, of French descent, and was educated there. Martell was a school commissioner and a commissioner for Saint Peter"s Canal.
In 1868, he was named to the province"s Legislative Council.
He died in Arichat at the age of 71.