Philip Wykeham Martin

Philip Wykeham-Martin (18 January 1829 – 31 May 1878) was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1856 to 1878.

Philip Wykeham-Martin, 1880 portrait

Martin was the son of Charles Wykeham-Martin of Leeds Castle and his wife Lady Jemima Isabella Cornwallis daughter of James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis. His father was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Newport. Martin was educated at Eton College and at Balliol College, Oxford graduating BA in 1850. He was a J.P. for Warwickshire, and a captain in the Warwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry.[1]

In February 1856 Martin was elected at a by-election as an MP for the borough of Rochester in Kent. He held the seat until his death aged 49 in 1878.[2] In parliament he introduced and carried the "Sale of Spirits Amendment Act" and the "Hotel Keepers' Liability Act".[1]

Martin died in the House of Commons Library on 31 May 1878; the House adjourned upon learning the news.

Family

Martin married Elizabeth Warde daughter of John Warde in 1850. They had a son Cornwallis Philip Martin.[1]

References

1. Profile, Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870; accessed 13 April 2016.
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Philip Wykeham-Martin

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Francis Child Villiers Sir Thomas Maddock	Member of Parliament for Rochester 1856 – 1878 With: Sir Thomas Maddock to 1857 John Alexander Kinglake 1857–70 Julian Goldsmid from 1870	Succeeded by Arthur Otway Julian Goldsmid