Franklin Henry Martin. Courtesy of the Clendening History of Medicine Library, University of Kansas Medical Center.
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Martin, Franklin Henry (1857-1935), surgeon, organizer, and editor
William K. Beatty
Martin, Franklin Henry (13 July 1857–07 March 1935), surgeon, organizer, and editor, was born on a farm near Ixonia, Wisconsin, the son of Edmond Martin and Josephine Carlin, farmers. Martin’s father died in the Union army in 1862. Five years later his mother remarried, and young Martin was put under the care of his maternal grandparents. After passing the teacher’s examination, he taught at several village schools....
