On This Day In Alabama History: Thomas Martin Died

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

Former Alabama Power Company president Thomas Martin died Dec. 8, 1964, after decades of making the state a better place.

Born in Scottsboro in 1881, Martin graduated from the University of Alabama law school and joined his father’s firm in Montgomery. Much of his early casework and research introduced him to the issues of river management, real estate and dam construction. In 1911, he was brought in to facilitate the work that led to the building of Lay Dam.

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