James Martin (1807–1878)

{{Short description|British Liberal Party politician and banker}}

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|name = James Martin

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|office = Member of Parliament
for Tewkesbury

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|term_start = 29 April 1859

|term_end = 12 July 1865

|alongside = John Yorke (18641865)
Frederick Lygon (1859–1864)

|predecessor = Frederick Lygon
John Martin

|successor = John Yorke
William Edward Dowdeswell

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|birth_date = 1807

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|alma_mater = Charterhouse School

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|nationality = British

|party = Liberal

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|parents = John Martin
Frances Stone

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James Martin (1807 – 1878){{Rayment-hc|t|1|date=March 2018}} was a British Liberal Party politician and banker.{{cite web|last1=Jenkins|first1=Terry|title=Martin, John (1774–1832), of Overbury, Worcs. and 68 Lombard Street, London|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/martin-john-1774-1832|website=The History of Parliament|accessdate=19 March 2018}}{{cite book|last1=Walford|first1=Edward|authorlink1=Edward Walford|title=The county families of the United Kingdom|date=1882|publisher=Рипол Классик|isbn=9785871943618|page=430|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=psgIAwAAQBAJ&q=%22Martin%2C+James%22+OR+%22James+Martin%22+1859+tewkesbury&pg=PA429}}

Early life and family

Martin was the third son of former Whig Tewkesbury MP John Martin (1774–1832) and Frances (née Stone), and brother of John Martin (1805–1880), who also served as a Whig MP for Tewkesbury. Educated at Charterhouse School, he then served in the family banking firm, Martin, Stone and Foote.

Political career

Martin was elected Liberal MP for Tewkesbury at the 1859 general election and held the seat until 1865 when he was defeated.{{cite news|title=Borough of Tewkesbury|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/6907/page/651/data.pdf|accessdate=19 March 2018|work=Edinburgh Gazette|date=6 May 1859|page=651}} He stood again for the seat at a by-election in 1866, but was unsuccessful.{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885|date=1977|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-349-02349-3|edition=1st|type=e-book}}

He was also at some point a Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire.

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