BIO: Rankin MARTIN, Beaver County, PA
  
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  BOOK OF BIOGRAPHIES.  This Volume Contains Biographical Sketches 
  of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.  Buffalo, N.Y., 
  Chicago, Ill.: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899, pp. 420-421.
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  RANKIN MARTIN, who efficiently served as district attorney from 1884 to 1890,
  is one of the leading practitioners of the legal profession in Beaver Falls,
  where he ranks as one of the borough's prominent citizens. He was born in
  Darlington township, Beaver county, January 14, 1852, and is a son of James
  P. and Mary C. Imbrie Martin, being of Scotch-Irish descent.
  
  He was reared on the homestead farm in Darlington township; after receiving a
  preliminary training in the schools of his native township, he pursued
  advanced studies at Darlington Academy and then in Westminster College. He
  remained on the farm until 1876, when he was appointed deputy sheriff under
  his father, serving in that capacity for three years.
  
  In 1879, he entered upon the study of law with Agnew & Buchanan, and after a
  careful preparation was admitted to practice, February 6, 1882. His success
  was immediate and in 1883 he was elected to the office of district attorney,
  and served with such satisfaction that he was re-elected upon the expiration
  of his term. He has been a constant student, increasing his vast store of
  knowledge in the science of law by study and practical experience, and today
  he ranks among the foremost of the county's attorneys.
  
  In 1880, Mr. Martin was married to Anna Eakin, daughter of John R. Eakin,
  whose biography appears elsewhere in this work. They are the proud parents of
  three interesting children: Helen, Margaret and Mary. In religious attachments
  and fellowship, they
  
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  are devout members of the United Presbyterian church. Politically, our
  subject is a stanch Republican.