Modern English biography

MARTIN, EDWARD. _b._ Brenchley, Kent 24 Nov. 1814; played his first match at Lord’s Marylebone _v._ Hampshire 26 June 1843; played for Kent and Hampshire; generally called The Veteran; dealer in cricketing appliances and keeper of a cricket ground at Oxford. _d._ 29 Oct. 1869. _Lillywhite’s Cricket scores_, _iii_ 152 (1863). MARTIN, FRANCIS OFFLEY (4 son of Henry Martin of Colston Basset, Notts., M.P. for Kinsale and master in chancery, who _d._ 19 July 1839). _b._ 22 March 1805; ed. at Charterhouse and Caius coll. Camb.; barrister L.I. 19 May 1829; assistant tithe comr.; an inspector of charities 1857 to 7 Dec. 1872; second charity comr. for England and Wales 7 Dec. 1872 to death. _d._ 89 Onslow gardens, London 4 Dec. 1878. MARTIN, FREDERICK. _b._ Geneva 19 Nov. 1830; secretary and amanuensis to Thomas Carlyle from 1856 for some years; started The Statesman, a biographical mag. in which he began an account of Carlyle’s early life; started The statesman’s year book 1864, edited it to Dec. 1882; granted civil list pension of £100, 21 April 1879; author of The life of John Clare 1865; Stories of banks and bankers 1865; Commercial handbook of France 1867; The story of Alec. Drummond of the 17th lancers 3 vols. 1869; Handbook of contemporary biography 1870. _d._ 22 Lady Margaret road, Kentish Town, London 27 Jany. 1883. _bur._ Highgate cemet. 1 Feb. MARTIN, GEORGE (2 son of rev. Joseph Martin of Ham court, Worcs., canon residentiary of Exeter cathedral 1796–1815). _b._ 1789; ed. at New coll. Oxf., B.A. 1813, M.A. 1818; preb. of Exeter cath. 15 Sep. 1815 to death; chancellor of the diocese 1820 to death; V. of Harberton, South Devon 22 June 1820 to death; principal of training sch. Exeter (the first in England) Oct. 1839, which began Feb. 1840, first stone of new college laid 19 May 1853; cut his throat at Harberton vicarage 27 Aug.