Question: Facts: - death place: new york city , new york - caption: martin thomas mcmahon - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: american civil war - death date: 21 april 1906 - placeofburial: arlington national cemetery - awards: 35px medal of honor - birth date: 21 march 1838 - serviceyears: 1861 -- 1866 - name: martin thomas mcmahon - unit: adjutant general 's corps - image: martin t mcmahon.jpg - birth place: la prairie , quebec , canada - rank: 35px lieutenant colonel 35px brevet major general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of martin t. mcmahon .
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martin thomas mcmahon -lrb- march 21 , 1838 -- april 21 , 1906 -rrb- was an american jurist and a union army general during the american civil war .he was awarded the united states military 's highest decoration , the medal of honor , for his actions at the battle of white oak swamp .after the war , he held various legal and judicial positions in the state of new york .he briefly served as the minister resident to paraguay and was a new york state senator for four years .