Background
Martin, William Logan was born on February 20, 1883 in Scottsboro, Alabama, United States. Son of William Logan and Margaret (Ledbetter) Martin.
Martin, William Logan was born on February 20, 1883 in Scottsboro, Alabama, United States. Son of William Logan and Margaret (Ledbetter) Martin.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1907. Bachelor of Laws, University of Alabama, 1908.
Commissioned second lieutenant United States Army, June 14, 1907. Resigned August 15, same year. Admitted to Alabama bar, 1908, and practiced in Montgomery.
Associate in practice with brother, Thomas West. Assistant prosecuting attorney, Montgomery County, 1909-1910.
Assistant attorney general of Alabama, 1911-1915, attorney general term 1915-1919 (resigned). Appointed judge 15th (Montgomery) Judicial Circuit, February 3, 1919.
Settled at Birmingham upon expiration of term, November 18, 1920. Member firm Martin & Blakey.
Director, general attorney Alabama Power Company Commissioned major aviation section, Signal corpus, United States army, 1917, translations to Field Artillery, 1918.
Honorary discharge, 1919.
Member American (state delegate since 1937, governor 1943-1946, Chairman of Commission employment and social security 1946-1949, Chairman of Commission jurisprudence and law reform 1955-1957, chairman special commission on submission of amendment to limit income tax since 1951, vice president association endowment since 1953), Alabama State (president 1946-1947), Birmingham bar associations, Association Bar City New York, Association Graduates United States Military Academy (trustee since 1954), Sons of the American Revolution, Society Colonial Wars (governor Alabama, 1957-1959), Phi Delta Theta, Theta Nu Epsilon, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Mountain Brook, Army and Navy (Washington).
Married Thelma C. Sloss, June 24, 1954.