Background
Martin, Santford was born on May 30, 1886 in Hamptonville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Asbury Jackson and Victoria (Brown) Martin.
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Santford Martin
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Graduate Yadkinville (North Carolina) Normal School, 1906. Bachelor of Arts, Wake Forest (North Carolina) College, 1909, graduate law course, 1910. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Western Carolina College, 1954.
Career
Admitted to North Carolina bar, 1910. Editor Winston-Salem Journal, 1912-1952, Sunday Journal since 1952, Twin City Sentinel, 1927-1952, editorial page, 1952-1954, editor emeritus Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel newspapers, since 1954. Private secretary Governor of North Carolina, 1917-1920.
North Carolina state director Four-minute Men, 1917-1918. Member North Carolina State Department Conservation and Development, 1926-1943. Chairman, 1941-1943; chairman North Carolina State Board Education, since 1954.
Politics
The belief in religious freedom and its corollary, the separation of the institutions of church and state, come from the commitment to the authority of the Bible.
Views
Responsibility for parenting is to encourage social, economic, and religious efforts to maintain and strengthen relationships within families in order that every member may be assisted toward complete personhood.
Membership
Member Winston-Salem Foundation Committee. Member International Press Institute, American Society Newspaper.
Connections
Married Ava Michael Poole, October 2, 1910. Children: Edwina, Santford.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Baptist -
Political Party
Democrat