Background
He was born in Ontario, learned to be a shoemaker and then, in 1894, travelled west to Boissevain, Manitoba, where he opened a men"s clothing store.
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Reuben Martin
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He represented Wilkie from 1917 to 1921 as a Liberal. In 1906, he moved to Battleford, Saskatchewan. In 1909, he came to Macklin as manager of a lumber yard.
Martin married Martha Ireland later that same year.
They settled on a homestead north of Macklin. He was defeated by Sidney Bingham when he ran for reelection in 1921.
Membership
Martin served on the first town council for Macklin, was a member of the local school board, also serving as chairman, and was reeve of Eye Hill at the time of his death in 1946.
