Eben Martin
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Eben Wever Martin was a U.S.
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 Republican
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 politician
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He was born in Maquoketa, Iowa
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. He studied at the University of Michigan
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Martin was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives
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 from South Dakota
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 and served from March 4, 1901 to March 3, 1907. He decided to run for the United States Senate
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 from South Dakota in 1906 instead of running for re-election to the House but failed in his bid for election. After the death of William H. Parker
William H. Parker (politician)
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, Martin won a special election to fill his seat in the House of Representatives and was later re-elected to three more terms, serving from November 3, 1908 to March 3, 1915. He died in Hot Springs, South Dakota
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