MARTIN, EDWARD. _b._ Brenchley, Kent 24 Nov. 1814; played his
first match at Lord’s Marylebone _v._ Hampshire 26 June 1843;
played for Kent and Hampshire; generally called The Veteran;
dealer in cricketing appliances and keeper of a cricket ground
at Oxford. _d._ 29 Oct. 1869. _Lillywhite’s Cricket scores_,
_iii_ 152 (1863).
MARTIN, FRANCIS OFFLEY (4 son of Henry Martin of Colston Basset,
Notts., M.P. for Kinsale and master in chancery, who _d._ 19
July 1839). _b._ 22 March 1805; ed. at Charterhouse and Caius
coll. Camb.; barrister L.I. 19 May 1829; assistant tithe comr.;
an inspector of charities 1857 to 7 Dec. 1872; second charity
comr. for England and Wales 7 Dec. 1872 to death. _d._ 89 Onslow
gardens, London 4 Dec. 1878.
MARTIN, FREDERICK. _b._ Geneva 19 Nov. 1830; secretary and
amanuensis to Thomas Carlyle from 1856 for some years; started
The Statesman, a biographical mag. in which he began an account
of Carlyle’s early life; started The statesman’s year book 1864,
edited it to Dec. 1882; granted civil list pension of £100, 21
April 1879; author of The life of John Clare 1865; Stories of
banks and bankers 1865; Commercial handbook of France 1867;
The story of Alec. Drummond of the 17th lancers 3 vols. 1869;
Handbook of contemporary biography 1870. _d._ 22 Lady Margaret
road, Kentish Town, London 27 Jany. 1883. _bur._ Highgate cemet.
1 Feb.
MARTIN, GEORGE (2 son of rev. Joseph Martin of Ham court,
Worcs., canon residentiary of Exeter cathedral 1796–1815). _b._
1789; ed. at New coll. Oxf., B.A. 1813, M.A. 1818; preb. of
Exeter cath. 15 Sep. 1815 to death; chancellor of the diocese
1820 to death; V. of Harberton, South Devon 22 June 1820 to
death; principal of training sch. Exeter (the first in England)
Oct. 1839, which began Feb. 1840, first stone of new college
laid 19 May 1853; cut his throat at Harberton vicarage 27 Aug.