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Addresses: Delivered in Kansas
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By John Alexander Martin 25 Jun, 2019
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Those most familiar with the Governor’s office during recent years know what a busy place it is. During the session of the Legislature it is not often that the Governor has a rest of ten minutes, by day, and at night he is followed to his hotel and ... Read more
Those most familiar with the Governor’s office during recent years know what a busy place it is. During the session of the Legislature it is not often that the Governor has a rest of ten minutes, by day, and at night he is followed to his hotel and the solicitations often continue until midnight. Governor Martin usually reaches the office at eight in the morning and remains until five or six, never going out for a lunch. During these hours he sits and listens to the crowds of callers, dictates letters, and, rarely, reads or writes. With all of these personal demands, entreaties, and importunities, the Governor not only never neglects any caller, never loses his placid self-control, but even finds time to attend to many outside affairs in his own busy life and in the ceaseless activity of the restless Kansas life that surrounds us all. The busy man is the one who finds the most time; he loses none. Less
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John Alexander Martin
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John Alexander Martin (March 10, 1839 – October 2, 1889) was the 10th Governor of Kansas. Origins Martin was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, a son of James and Jane Montgomery (Crawford) Mart...
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