JAMES G. MARTIN - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/05/1974 - HFSID 79152

JAMES G. MARTIN
The North Carolinian Member of Congress writes to the Department of Education wanting a status update of one of his local school's grant application, signs name in blue ink
Typed letter signed: "Jim Martin" in blue ink. 1 page, 8x10½. Written on personal House of Representatives letterhead. Washington, D.C. February 5, 1974. Addressed to Mr. Charles Alicks, Special assistant for Congressional Relations for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in Washington, D.C. In full: "I understand that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have submitted a grant application for the Bethlehem Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The application number is S06 TE. I support this application and would appreciate your giving me the status of it at your earliest convenience. Sincerely". James G. Martin (b. 1935) was the 70th Governor of the state of North Carolina, serving from 1985 until 1993; he was the second Republican elected into office after the Reconstruction, fifth overall, and the only one to serve two full terms. After receiving a doctorate in chemistry from Princeton University, Martin worked as an associate professor before elected to the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners in 1966, eventually serving as president of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners. In 1972 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he served for six terms as a Ways and Means Committee member and as a House Republican Research Committee chairman. He became the first elected official to receive the Charles Lathrop Parson Award from the American Chemical Society for outstanding public service by an American chemist in 1983. In 1984, Martin was elected Governor of North Carolina, riding the coattails of the extremely popular Ronald Reagan's reelection. He famously kept his "one promise", which was to finish the long-neglected last leg of Interstate 40 from Raleigh to Wilmington, North Carolina. Normal mailing folds. Staple punctures in top left corner. Ink stamps throughout. Light surface creases. Corners rounded. Lightly toned. Otherwise, fine condition.