John Alexander Martin

1880 - 1959  (79 years)

• Name	John Alexander Martin
  Born	1880
  Gender	Male
  Name	Alec Martin
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-238582
  Died	1959
  Person ID	I238582	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family	Jessie Gartshore,   b. 1885,   d. 1968  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Wilson Alexander Martin,   b. 8 Dec 1916,   d. 20 Sep 1997  (Age 80 years)   2. Lieuteant William Jamieson Martin,   b. 1918,   d. 11 Jun 1944, , France  (Age 26 years)   3. John Gartshore Martin, D.S.O., M.I.D., Q.C.,   b. 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F45179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  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