Joseph A. Martin (1888 – October 17, 1928) was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 1924.

[1] He was Commissioner of Public Works for Detroit from 1920 to 1923.

[2] He served as acting mayor in 1924 after Frank Ellsworth Doremus resigned for health reasons.

[3] Martin resigned to concentrate on running for mayor but lost a three-way race to John W. Smith (with Charles Bowles as the write-in candidate).

[4] Joseph A. Martin died on October 17, 1928 when he was 40.