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THOMAS T. MARTIN, M. D., a well known physician, who is successfully engaged in the practice of medicine in Allentown, was born in this city on the 10th of September, 1857, and is a son of Dr. Tilghman H. Martin, who was one of the prominent physicians of Allentown for a period of more than forty years. The Martin family has been a family of physicians, and has won considerable prominence in the profession. The father of our subject was a conspicuous figure in the history of this place for nearly half a century. His father, Jacob Martin, was a native of the Keystone State, and was of German descent. The great-grandfather was also a resident of Allentown for a number of years. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Mary Ann Kramer, and was a daughter of Daniel Kramer, one of the early settlers of Lehigh County. Dr. T. H. Martin and his wife were both called to their final rest in 1878.

Under the parental roof Thomas T. Martin passed the days of his boyhood. He attended the public schools of his native town, was a student in the high school, and later pursued his studies in the Lehigh University of Bethlehem, Pa. After completing his literary education, he began reading medicine under the direction of his father, and later entered the University of Pennsylvania, there attending medical lectures until his graduation from that institution in the Class of ‘77. He at once entered upon practice in Allentown, but has since taken a post-graduate course of medicine, and also a special course on the ear, nose and throat, the treatment of which he now makes a specialty.

In 1880 Dr. Martin was united in marriage with Miss Ebbie, daughter of Jacob Gusinger, of Freemansburg, Pa. Their union has been blessed with two children, a son and a daughter, Blanche G. and T. Harry. Their home is an elegant brick residence, richly and tastefully furnished, situated at No. 14 South Seventh Street. It is the abode of hospitality, and the friends of the family are always sure to there receive a warm welcome.

Dr. Martin is now well established in his profession, and has won an enviable reputation in the work to which so many of his family have devoted their energies. His success is well merited, for it is the just reward of his skill and ability. The Doctor is a member of the Lehigh Valley Medical Society. In politics he is a supporter of Democracy. For a period of four years he served as one of the Health Officers of Allentown, and in October, 1893, was appointed a member of the Pension Board. The county which has ever been his home recognizes in him one of its leading, progressive, valued and popular citizens.