Martin Patrick Durkin

Martin Durkin
7th United States Secretary of Labor
In office
January 21, 1953  September 10, 1953
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byMaurice J. Tobin
Succeeded byJames P. Mitchell
Personal details
Born(1894-03-18)March 18, 1894
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 13, 1955(1955-11-13) (aged 61)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnna McNicholas
Children3

Martin Patrick Durkin (March 18, 1894 November 13, 1955) was a U.S. administrator. He served as Secretary of Labor from January 21, 1953, to September 10, 1953, where he was the "plumber" of President Dwight Eisenhower's "Nine Millionaires and a Plumber" cabinet.