Sir Samuel Martin QC (1801 – 9 January 1883) was an

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politician and judge. SamuelMartinBrompton

Early life and education

Martin was born in 1801, the son of Samuel Martin of Calmore,

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. He was educated at

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, receiving a BA in 1821 and an MA in 1832. He became a student at

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in 1821 and practiced as a special pleader. He transferred to the

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in 1826, and was

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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

Martin was active as a

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on the Northern Circuit, and gained a reputation for skill. He took silk in 1845. He entered the

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for

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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

Martin left the Exchequer bench in 1873, due to deafness, and was appointed a Privy Counsellor on 2 February 1874. He returned to the

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

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. He died at the latter in 1883 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Samuel 1801 births 1883 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Burials at Brompton Cemetery Deputy lieutenants of Londonderry 19th-century English judges Knights Bachelor Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Middle Temple Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom UK MPs 1847–1852 Barons of the Exchequer