John Martin (1805–1880)

John Martin
Member of Parliament
for Tewkesbury
In office
25 July 1837 – 29 April 1859
Preceded byWilliam Dowdeswell
Charles Hanbury-Tracy
Succeeded byFrederick Lygon
James Martin
In office
12 December 1832 – 6 January 1835
Preceded byJohn Edmund Dowdeswell
Charles Hanbury-Tracy
Succeeded byWilliam Dowdeswell
Charles Hanbury-Tracy
Personal details
Born1805
Died (aged 74)
NationalityBritish
Political partyWhig

John Martin (1805 – 7 March 1880)[1] was a British Whig politician.[2][3][4][5][6]

John Martin was first elected Whig MP for Tewkesbury at the 1832 general election but lost the seat at the next general election in 1835. However, he regained the seat in 1837 and held the seat until he stood down in 1859.[7][3]

Martin's family were well-known in the Tewkesbury area. His father John, was also a Whig MP for the seat from 1812 to 1832 while his brother James became Liberal MP immediately after he stepped down in 1859.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (7 September 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "T"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ^ Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. p. 155. Retrieved 15 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 119–121. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  4. ^ "Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard". 10 August 1847. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 15 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Worcester Journal". 15 July 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 15 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Aris's Birmingham Gazette". 26 July 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 15 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 282–283. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  8. ^ Jenkins, Terry. "Martin, John (1774–1832), of Overbury, Worcs. and 68 Lombard Street, London". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  9. ^ Walford, Edward (1882). The county families of the United Kingdom. Рипол Классик. p. 430. ISBN 9785871943618. Retrieved 15 July 2018 – via Google Books.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury
1837–1859
With: Frederick Lygon (1857–1859)
Humphrey Brown (1847–1857)
William Dowdeswell (1837–1847) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury
1832–1835
With: Charles Hanbury-Tracy 		Succeeded by