Eben Martin
He attended the public schools of his hometown, and in 1879 he graduated from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa.He studied at the University of Michigan Law School in 1879 and 1880, was admitted to the bar in 1880 and commenced practice in Deadwood, Dakota Territory.Martin served in the South Dakota Territory House of Representatives in 1884 and 1885, and was president of Deadwood's board of education from 1886 to 1900.After the death of William H. Parker, Martin won a special election to fill the Seat B vacancy in the U.S. House, and was re-elected to three more terms, serving from November 3, 1908, to March 3, 1915.As a result of the 1910 United States census, South Dakota was apportioned three House members and created three districts.