Martin K. Gantz
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Early life and career
Born in Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio, Gantz attended the common schools and National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio. He was graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1883. He was admitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced practice in Troy, Ohio. He served as mayor of the city of Troy in 1889.
Congress
Gantz was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress.[1]
Later career and death
He resumed the practice of law in Troy.
He served as commissioner from the State of Ohio to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904. He served as delegate to all Democratic State conventions from 1892 to 1906. He served as delegate to the 1908 Democratic National Convention.[2]
He represented the United States State Department on the directorate of El Banco Nacional de Nicaragua y El Ferrocarril del Pacífico de Nicaragua in 1914 and 1915.
Death
He died in Troy, Ohio, February 10, 1916. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery.
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