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Thomas Staples Martin; a study in Virginia politics 1883-1896254 views
Author
Bear, Jr., James A., History, University of Virginia
Advisors
Younger, Edward, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Dabney, William M., History, University of New Mexico
Abstract
Tom Martin’s election to the Senate opened a new era in Virginia politics, the corporation-machine era. Thomas Staples Martin, the new “boss,” was to remain in the United States Senate for approximately twenty-four years, and during many of these years he was the controlling political influence in Virginia. Allied with corporation interests he was the political “czar” of his state. For an understanding of Martin and his relations to the machine he guided, and examination must be made into his background, his youth, and his early political associations.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
Martin, Thomas S. (Thomas Staples), 1847-1919; Virginia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Notes
page numbering: no page 188
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Bear, Jr., James A.. Thomas Staples Martin; a study in Virginia politics 1883-1896. University of Virginia, History, MA (Master of Arts), 1952-01-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/27ng-5c47.
