William Thomas Martin

Background

Martin, William Thomas was born on July 15, 1910 in Havana, Alabama, United States. Son of William Elejius and Amelia McTyeire (Baskerville) Martin.

Education

Graduate Fishburne Military School, 1927. Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Lee University, 1931. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1934.

Career

Admitted to Tennessee bar, 1936, New York bar, 1942. Attorney Tennessee Valley Authority, 1934-1939. Consultant Bonneville Power Administration, 1939-1940.

Attorney for reo-organization Associate Gas & Electric System, 1940-1945.

Executive vice president Sullins College, 1945-1950, president since 1950. President Bristol (Virginia) Development & Supply corporation since 1949.

President Camp Sequoya for Girls since 1949. Trustee Sullins College.

President Bristol Memorial Hospital.

Achievements

• William Thomas Martin has been listed as a noteworthy college president by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Academy Political Science, Virginia Social Science assosiation, New York State, Tennessee State Bar Associations, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Gamma Delta. Club: Rotary (Bristol).

Connections

Married Miriam Baker Hyde, June 9, 1939. Children: Miriam Baker, Amelia McTyeire, William Thomas, Julian, Gayle.

Father:

William Elejius Martin

Mother:

Amelia McTyeire (Baskerville) Martin

Spouse:

Miriam Baker Hyde

child:

Amelia McTyeire Martin

child:

Miriam Baker Martin

child:

William Thomas Martin

child:

Gayle Martin

child:

Julian Martin