John Martin (1805–1880)

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

John Martin
Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury
In office 25 July 1837 – 29 April 1859 Serving with Frederick Lygon (1857–1859) Humphrey Brown (1847–1857) William Dowdeswell (1837–1847)
Preceded by	William Dowdeswell Charles Hanbury-Tracy
Succeeded by	Frederick Lygon James Martin
In office 12 December 1832 – 6 January 1835 Serving with Charles Hanbury-Tracy
Preceded by	John Edmund Dowdeswell Charles Hanbury-Tracy
Succeeded by	William Dowdeswell Charles Hanbury-Tracy
Personal details
Born	1805
Died	7 March 1880 (aged 74)
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig

Brown 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]

Brown's family were well-known in the Tewkesbury. His father, also named John, was also a Whig MP for the seat before him, 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. 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)|format= requires |url= (help) (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.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr John Martin

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Dowdeswell Charles Hanbury-Tracy	Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury 1837–1859 With: Frederick Lygon (1857–1859) Humphrey Brown (1847–1857) William Dowdeswell (1837–1847)	Succeeded by Frederick Lygon James Martin
Preceded by John Edmund Dowdeswell Charles Hanbury-Tracy	Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury 1832–1835 With: Charles Hanbury-Tracy	Succeeded by William Dowdeswell Charles Hanbury-Tracy