John Alexander Martin

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• Name: Alec Martin
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-238582

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John Alexander Martin, O.B.E. (1880-1959), son of Rev. William M. Martin and Christena Jamieson, was an industrialist from Waterloo, Ontario. John, known as Alec, received a BA from the University of Toronto in 1902, and worked for the Canada Cycle & Motor Co. and the Russell Motor Car Co. before becoming manager of the Tire Division at the Dominion Rubber Co. in Montreal in 1917. In 1919 he became general manager, and in 1928 he began as vice-president. During World War II, he served in Ottawa as Deputy Rubber Controller for Canada from 1941 to 1945, at which time he assumed the position of Rubber Controller until 1947; he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his work in this capacity. Martin was involved in community service in several local organizations including St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church; he was also a founding member and president of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children. In 1912, Martin married Jessie Gartshore Wilson, and they had three children: Wilson Alexander, William Jamieson, and John Gartshore

Special Collection, University of Waterloo Library

John — Jessie Gartshore. Jessie was born 1885; died 1968. [Group Sheet]

1. Wilson Alexander Martin was born 8 Dec 1916; died 20 Sep 1997; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
2. Lieuteant William Jamieson Martin was born 1918; died 11 Jun 1944, , France; was buried , Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, , Basse-Normandie, France.
3. John Gartshore Martin, D.S.O., M.I.D., Q.C. was born 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.