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Joseph Thomas Martin (1882 - 1962) was a doctor in Oklahoma City. | Joseph Thomas Martin (1882 - 1962) was a doctor in Oklahoma City. | ||
| − | Martin served as city physician beginning in December of 1918 and saw the city through the end of the influenza pandemic. In addition to serving as Oklahoma City's city physician, Martin was on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma Medical College for 37 years, and he served on the city | + | Martin served as city physician beginning in December of 1918 and saw the city through the end of the influenza pandemic. In addition to serving as Oklahoma City's city physician, Martin was on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma Medical College for 37 years, and he served on the city parks and recreation board for twenty years, as well as having served on the Oklahoma City Federal Savings and Loan Association Board of Directors. |
| − | Having come to Oklahoma as a child with his family | + | Having come to Oklahoma as a child with his family as a child, Martin was also the brother of the twenty-fourth mayor of Oklahoma City, [[John F. Martin]]. [[Martin Park Nature Center]] in north Oklahoma City is named for him. |
Latest revision as of 08:21, 4 November 2021
Joseph Thomas Martin (1882 - 1962) was a doctor in Oklahoma City.
Martin served as city physician beginning in December of 1918 and saw the city through the end of the influenza pandemic. In addition to serving as Oklahoma City's city physician, Martin was on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma Medical College for 37 years, and he served on the city parks and recreation board for twenty years, as well as having served on the Oklahoma City Federal Savings and Loan Association Board of Directors.
Having come to Oklahoma as a child with his family as a child, Martin was also the brother of the twenty-fourth mayor of Oklahoma City, John F. Martin. Martin Park Nature Center in north Oklahoma City is named for him.
