Note: The bios in 13 and 14 conflict.
Dr. Henry F. Martin was the third son of Dr. Charles H. Martin, and grandson of Dr. Jacob Martin, of Allentown, Pa. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1858 and practiced in Slatington. Pa., until 1862. During the Civil War in '61. he was an assistant surgeon of the 9th Penna. Reserves. He removed to Colorado and engaged in mining operations.


Henry Francis Martin, like many other representatives of the family, is a graduate of the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, and entered upon the practice of his profession in Slatington. Not long afterward the Civil War began, and on the 5th of July, 1861, he enlisted as assistant surgeon of the Thirty-eighth Regiment (Ninth Reserve) Pennsylvania Volunteers for three years service. He remained with that command until promoted to Surgeon of the One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment, September 6, 1862. Later he was made chief surgeon of the brigade, and was finally mustered out with the One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment May 13, 1863. At the emergency call he re-enlisted and served as surgeon of the Thirty-first Regiment for three or four weeks, being discharged August 8, 1863. Dr. Martin then resumed the practice of medicine, locating in Catasauqua, where he remained for some time. Eventually, however, he turned his attention to the slate business, and the firm of which he was a member received a medal at the Centennial Exposition in 1876 for the excellence of material and the style of finish of their work. He continued in that line until 1881, when he retired from manufacturing and invested in mining property in Colorado, where he still holds several valuable claims, but retains his residence in Allentown. He is a member of the Episcopal Church, and gives his political support to the Democratic party. He has actively supported many movements to promote social, intellectual, material and moral development and military affairs in Lehigh County.