THOMAS S. MARTIN - AUTOGRAPH 02/15/1899 CO-SIGNED BY: FRANCIS E. WARREN - HFSID 34986

FRANCIS E. WARREN and THOMAS S. MARTIN
Slip of paper signed and dated by Francis E. Warren in 1900 and Thomas S. Martin in 1899. Warren was U. S. Senator and Governor of Wyoming and earned the Congressional Medal of Honor during the American Civil War, while Martin was a U. S. Senator from Virginia and was the head of a Democratic machine that ran Virginia state politics for 25 years.
Signature: "Thomas S. Martin/Virginia/Feb 15th 1899" and "Francis E. Warren/Wyoming/Jan 24-1900". Unknown signature on verso. Black ink notations at right edge in unknown hand. 6½x3½, rounded bottom right corner. WARREN (1844-1929) was a Republican who was Governor of Wyoming Territory (1885-1886, 1889-1890) and the state of Wyoming (1890) and U. S. Senator from Wyoming (1890-1893). During the American Civil War, Warren served as a noncommissioned officer with the 49th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for disabling Confederate artillery during a bombardment at the Siege of Port Hudson (May 21 to July 9, 1863) that destroyed his entire platoon. Virginia lawyer MARTIN (1847-1919) served during the American Civil War in the Confederate States Army before being elected Democratic U. S. Senator from Virginia (1895-1919). He gained the seat after upsetting Fitzhugh Lee, nephew of General Robert E. Lee, for the Democratic candidacy in 1893. His victory over Lee allowed Martin to take control of the Democratic Party in Virginia. Even though he was accused of corruption, he managed to gain power in the party by creating coalitions between its left and right wings, and Martin was eventually named Senate Majority Leader in 1917. Martin's machine, and later that of Harry F. Byrd, Sr., largely ran Virginia state politics until the 1960s. Lightly toned, soiled and creased. Pen skipped while writing Warren's signature, which is still legible. Show-through touches all signatures. Neatly torn from binding at left edge. Lightly discolored right and bottom edges. Otherwise in fine condition.