Alphonse-Fortunat Martin
Alphonse-Fortunat Martin (May 14, 1849 – February 1905) was a land surveyor and politician in Manitoba. He represented Ste. Agathe (1874–1879) and Morris (1886–1896) in the Manitoba Legislature, first as a Liberal and later as an Independent.
Born in Rimouski, Canada East, he was the son of Henri Martin and Marie-Louise Dessein dit Saint-Pierre. He studied at the local college and the Quebec military school. He served as a Papal Zouave from 1868 to 1870 and became a provincial land surveyor in 1871. He married Louise Radiger in 1874 and edited Le Courrier du Nord (Ouest). He moved to Manitoba in 1872 as a federal government surveyor and settled in West Lynn. In 1875 he was chosen as opposition leader in the Manitoba assembly.
He was defeated in reelection bids in 1879 and 1883, but won again in Morris in 1886. He later failed to win reelection in 1896 and 1899. After leaving politics, he returned to surveying. He died in Winnipeg at age 55. His brother Édouard-Onésiphore Martin served in the Quebec assembly.
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