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{{Infobox Officeholder
| name = Charles Martin
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| office1= Supervisor<br /> [[Albemarle County Board of Supervisors]]
| district1 = Rivanna
| term_start1 =1992
| term_end1 = 2003
| preceded1 = [[Frederick R. Bowie]]
| succeeded1 = [[Kenneth C. Boyd]]
| office2= Chairman<br /> [[Albemarle County Board of Supervisors]]
| district2 =
| term_start2 = 1999
| term_end2 = 2000
| preceded2 = [[Forrest R. Marshall, Jr.]]
| succeeded2 = [[Sally Thomas]]
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| date_of_death = April 10, 2012<ref name="death">{{cite web|title=Former Supervisor Charles Martin Has Died|url=http://www.wina.com/Former-Supervisor-Charles-Martin-Has-Died/12794471|author=Rob Graham|work=|publisher=Newsradio 1070 WINA|location=|publishdate=April 10, 2012|accessdate=April 10, 2012}}</ref>
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| spouse = Carolyn Martin
| children = Three children
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| alma_mater = University of Virginia
| profession = Probation officer
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| vpapid = 22434
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'''Charles S. Martin''' is a former member of the Albemarle County [[Board of Supervisors]] who served from 1991 to 2003.<ref>[http://www.c-ville.com/Portlet/Print_Friendly.php?Print=Article&z_Article_ID=1892509061501917 C-Ville Weekly News in Review], October 2004</ref> He passed away in April of 2012 at age 57.<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Area lost fine man, leader in Charles Martin|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2012/apr/24/area-lost-fine-man-leader-charles-martin-ar-1864881/|author=|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=April 24, 2012|accessdate=April 24, 2012|cturl=}}</ref>

==Biography==
Martin grew up in Patrick County, Virginia and  moved to Charlottesville in 1974 to attend the [[University of Virginia]]. He graduated with degrees in government and sociology. <ref name="obit">{{cite-progress|title=Former Albemarle supervisor Charles Martin dies|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2012/apr/10/former-albemarle-supervisor-charles-martin-dies-ar-1832788/|author=Aaron Richardson|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=April 10, 2012|accessdate=April 16, 2012|cturl=}}</ref>

==Background==
Elected as a Democrat, he represented the [[Rivanna Magisterial District|Rivanna District]] for three terms from 1992 to 2003 after first winning election in 1991. He served as the Board's Chair from 1999 to 2000, the first African-American to hold that position. He served as vice chair in 1998. 

In 1987, Martin was appointed to serve as the at-large member of the [[Albemarle County School Board]]<ref name="obit"/>. During his school board service he was the first African-American to serve as [[Chairman of Albemarle County School Board|Chairman of the School Board]]. After being elected as a supervisor, he campaigned unsuccessfully to add an eighth seat to the school board. 

In 2001, Martin ran for the 58th district seat in the [[Virginia House of Delegates]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Charles D. Martin - Donations|url=http://www.vpap.org/donors/profile/index/22434|author=|work=|publisher=Virginia Public Access Project|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=August 31, 2011}}</ref>

Martin was a founder of the [[Sexual Assault Resource Agency]]<ref name=hookobit>{{cite-hook|url=
http://www.readthehook.net/103174/charles-martin-former-albemarle-supervisor-dies-tuesday|title=Charles Martin: Former Albemarle supervisor dies Tuesday|publishdate=Apr 10 2012|author=Lisa Provence}}</ref>

Martin died on April 10, 2012. <ref name="death" />

==[[1999 election]]==
Martin announced his bid for a third term at a picnic held at his home in the [[Terrybrook]] neighborhood.<ref>Courtney Miller. 15 May 1999. Daily Progress. 19 May 2009. [http://george.loper.org/~george/archives/1999/May/100.html (via George Loper's archive)] </ref>. 

[[Rivanna Magisterial District]]
{{1999 election/Rivanna}}
{{1995 election/Rivanna}}
{{1991 election/Rivanna}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{cite-hook|url=http://www.readthehook.com/files/old/stories/2003/07/24/hotSeatCharlesMartinPetPee.html |title=HOT SEAT- Charles Martin: Pet peeves of a public official|
author=Lisa Provence|publishdate=July 24, 2003|issueno=0228}}

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