Martin subsequently returned to Vermont. He settled in Chelsea, where he practiced law and farmed, also serving in local offices for most of his life, including Chelsea Justice of the Peace, Orange County State's Attorney from 1849 to 1850 and 1853, and County Clerk from 1857 to 1858.Journal of the House of the State of Vermont, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1850, pages 284 to 285The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge, published by Crosby, Nichols and Company, Boston, 1856, page 244
