Joshua Lanier Martin (December 5 1799 – November 2 1856) was an American Democratic Party politician who served (as an Independent) as the 12th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1845 to 1847. He also served as a representative to the United States Congress for Alabama’s 2nd district from 1835 to 1839. Born on 5 December 1799 in Blount County Tennessee.
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