24 - Alexander Martin (NC)

#24 - Alexander Martin (NC)
Birthplace: Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Age at Convention: 47

Note: Delegate to the Congress, but did not sign the Constitution

1) Religion
-- Presbyterian
-- Seldom identified with his religion's affiliation or doctrine

2) Slavery
-- Anti-Federalist, which implies he favored slavery
-- Owned 62 slaves at Danbury at the turn of the century
-- Agonized over slavery near... knew that no person should belong to another but he also knew that the agricultural economy of the South depended on human labor.

3) Upbringing
-- Attended local common schools
-- Graduated from Princeton

References:
1) http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/martin_a.html
2) http://www.adherents.com/people/pm/Alexander_Martin.html
3) http://books.google.com/books?id=8zcjYPZxPV0C&pg=PA189&lpg=PA189&dq=alexander+martin+constitutional+convention&source=bl&ots=7-9A_2tig3&sig=-N92nhkBMwERVfWEiHcZ-0Ti2GU&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result
4) http://www.historyteacher.net/USProjects/myessay13.htm
5) http://books.google.com/books?id=vNJ9yHdAdeAC&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=Alexander+Martin+prayer&source=bl&ots=erF28B_A5S&sig=MNcPPmOGuHcYsNGLZO9y2uvUyJk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA17,M1
6) http://books.google.com/books?id=vNJ9yHdAdeAC&pg=PA190&lpg=PA190&dq=Alexander+Martin+slave&source=bl&ots=erF28B_B7X&sig=6PqFTgyZovaj6VkBTFvJrETlfEY#PPA191,M1

Running tabulation:
1) Religiously Active (21) or Primarily Secular (11)
2) Abolitionist (14), Partial Abolitionist (14) or Non-Abolitionist (4)
3) Wealthy (13) or Middle-Class/Poor (19)