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{{short description|Anglo-Irish politician and judge}}
{{Other persons|Samuel Martin}}
{{Other people|Samuel Martin}}
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'''Sir Samuel Martin''' [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] (1801 – 9 January 1883) was a [[Anglo-Irish]] politician and judge.
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'''Sir Samuel Martin''' [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] (1801 – 9 January 1883) was an [[Anglo-Irish]] politician and judge.


[[Image:SamuelMartinBrompton.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London]]
[[File:SamuelMartinBrompton.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London]]


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Martin was born in 1801, the son of Samuel Martin of Calmore, [[County Londonderry]]. He was educated at [[Trinity College, Dublin]], receiving a BA in 1821 and an MA in 1832. He became a student at [[Gray's Inn]] in 1821 and practiced as a [[special pleader]]. He transferred to the [[Middle Temple]] in 1826, and was [[called to the bar]] in 1830.
Martin was born in 1801, the son of Samuel Martin of Calmore, [[County Londonderry]]. He was educated at [[Trinity College Dublin]], receiving a BA in 1821 and an MA in 1832. He became a student at [[Gray's Inn]] in 1821 and practiced as a [[special pleader]]. He transferred to the [[Middle Temple]] in 1826, and was [[called to the bar]] in 1830.


In 1838, he married Frances Homera, the daughter of [[Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet|Sir Frederick Pollock]], [[Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer]]. She died on 19 April 1874, aged 56.
In 1838, he married Frances Homera, the daughter of [[Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet|Sir Frederick Pollock]], [[Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer]]. She died on 19 April 1874, aged 56.
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==Later life==
==Later life==
Martin left the Exchequer bench in 1873, due to deafness, and was appointed a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Counsellor]] on 2 February 1874. He returned to the [[Middle Temple]] in 1878. He divided his time between his estate at Myroe, County Londonderry (where he was a [[justice of the peace]] and a [[deputy lieutenant]]) and his London residence in [[Piccadilly]]. He died at the latter in 1883 and is buried in [[Brompton Cemetery]], London.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.brompton.org/Residents.htm | title=Burials at Brompton Cemetery}}</ref>
Martin left the Exchequer bench in 1873, due to deafness, and was appointed a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Counsellor]] on 2 February 1874. He returned to the [[Middle Temple]] in 1878. He divided his time between his estate at Myroe, County Londonderry (where he was a [[justice of the peace]] and a [[deputy lieutenant]]) and his London residence in [[Piccadilly]]. He died at the latter in 1883 and is buried in [[Brompton Cemetery]], London.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.brompton.org/Residents.htm | title=Burials at Brompton Cemetery}}</ref>

==Arms==
{{Infobox COA wide
|escutcheon = Argent on a chief indented Azure three martlets Or.
|crest = An estoile of six points Argent.<ref>{{cite book|title=Debrett's Judicial Bench |date=1869}}</ref>}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
*{{cite news |first=Edward |last=Walford |title=Legal Obituary |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NaEDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA218 |work=The Law Times |publisher=Office of the Law Times |date=20 January 1883 |accessdate=2008-10-04}}
*{{cite news |first=Edward |last=Walford |title=Legal Obituary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NaEDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA218 |work=The Law Times |publisher=Office of the Law Times |date=20 January 1883 |access-date=2008-10-04}}
*{{cite journal | author1=Burke, Edmund | title=Obituary | journal=The Annual Register | year=1883 | page=120 | url=http://books.google.com/?id=4_6lQjLZmOkC&pg=RA1-PA120 |accessdate=2008-10-04}}
*{{cite journal | author1=Burke, Edmund | title=Obituary | journal=The Annual Register | year=1883 | page=120 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4_6lQjLZmOkC&pg=RA1-PA120 |access-date=2008-10-04}}
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*{{Rayment-hc|date=March 2012}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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| after = [[Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton|Richard Monckton Milnes]]<br />[[Beilby Lawley, 2nd Baron Wenlock|Beilby Richard Lawley]]
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Latest revision as of 08:03, 13 August 2024

For other people named Samuel Martin, see Samuel Martin (disambiguation).

Sir Samuel Martin QC (1801 – 9 January 1883) was an Anglo-Irish politician and judge.

Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London

Early life and education

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Martin was born in 1801, the son of Samuel Martin of Calmore, County Londonderry. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin, receiving a BA in 1821 and an MA in 1832. He became a student at Gray's Inn in 1821 and practiced as a special pleader. He transferred to the Middle Temple in 1826, and was called to the bar in 1830.

In 1838, he married Frances Homera, the daughter of Sir Frederick Pollock, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. She died on 19 April 1874, aged 56.

Career

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Martin was active as a barrister on the Northern Circuit, and gained a reputation for skill. He took silk in 1845. He entered the House of Commons for Pontefract in 1847 as a Liberal, after a closely fought contest. However, he only held the seat until 1850, when he was knighted and appointed a Baron of the Exchequer. He received an LL.D. from Trinity in 1857.

Later life

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Martin left the Exchequer bench in 1873, due to deafness, and was appointed a Privy Counsellor on 2 February 1874. He returned to the Middle Temple in 1878. He divided his time between his estate at Myroe, County Londonderry (where he was a justice of the peace and a deputy lieutenant) and his London residence in Piccadilly. He died at the latter in 1883 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.[1]

Arms

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Coat of arms of Samuel Martin
Crest
An estoile of six points Argent.[2]
Escutcheon
Argent on a chief indented Azure three martlets Or.

References

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  1. ^ "Burials at Brompton Cemetery".
  2. ^ Debrett's Judicial Bench. 1869.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Pontefract
1847–1851
With: Richard Monckton Milnes 		Succeeded by
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