Crawford Collins Martin was an American politician who served as the 68th secretary of state of Texas from 1963 to 1966 and as the 44th attorney general of Texas from 1967 until his death in 1972.
10 Facts About Crawford Martin
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Crawford Martin was educated in the public schools, attended Hillsboro Junior College graduating in 1935.
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Crawford Martin graduated with a law degree from Cumberland University's law school in Tennessee after attending the University of Texas at Austin, first.
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Crawford Martin was admitted to the Texas bar in 1939 and commenced the practice of law with his brother, William, in Hillsboro.
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Crawford Martin sponsored legislation in insurance reform and securities regulation, and he was elected president pro tem of the Senate in 1955.
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Crawford Martin served in the Senate from 1949 to 1963, when he ran for Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
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Crawford Martin served as Secretary of State until 1966 when he ran for and was elected Attorney General of Texas.
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Crawford Martin made drug abuse and organized crime a focus, and he was the first attorney general of any state to file successful litigation against commercial drug manufacturers for fixing the prices of antibiotics.
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Crawford Martin died of a heart attack on December 29,1972, just three days before he was to leave office.
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Crawford Martin is buried in the State Cemetery in Austin.