MARSTON, Philip Bourke (only son of the preceding). b. 123 Camden road villas, Camden Town, London 13 Aug. 1850; lost his eyesight 1853; author of Song-Tide and other poems 1871; All in all 1875; Wind Voices 1883; For a song’s sake and other stories 1887; Garden Secrets 1887; A last harvest 1891; he is the subject of a poem by Mrs. Craik entitled Philip my King, and of a poem by T. G. Hake entitled The blind boy. d. 191 Euston road, London 13 Feb. 1887. Memoirs of P. B. Marston. By L. C. Moulton and W. Sharp, prefixed to A last harvest (1891) and For a song’s sake (1887); The collected poems of P. B. Marston, with biographical sketch and portrait (1892).
MARTEN, Thomas. b. 1797; cornet 2 life guards 22 Nov. 1813, captain 4 May 1822; captain 1 dragoons 14 April 1825, lieut.-col. 29 May 1835 to 4 Feb. 1853 when placed on h.p.; col. 6 dragoons 12 Nov. 1860 to death; L.G. 16 Feb. 1862; K.H. 1837. d. Beverley, Yorkshire 22 Nov. 1868.
MARTIN, Albinus. b. Beckington, Somerset 21 March 1791; an architect; erected with S. Beasley the first English opera house in Wellington st. Strand opened 15 June 1816; manager and resident engineer of London and Southampton railway 1836–49; a consulting engineer 1849–64; M.I.C.E. 5 June 1849. d. 17 Oct. 1871. Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xxxiii 223–26 (1872).
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. 1860. G.M. ix 437 (1860).
MARTIN, George. Proprietor of Royal Oak park grounds, Manchester. d. 21 Oct. 1865 aged 39. Illust. sporting news, iv 533, 545 (1865), portrait.
MARTIN, George. b. 1806; clerk in office of John James, secondary of City of London; clerk in the city solicitors’ office; assistant clerk at Mansion House justice room 1850–55; chief clerk at the Guildhall, June 1855, retired on full salary 1882. d. 2 Cromwell gardens, Kensington, London 30 Dec. 1887.
MARTIN, George Anne. b. 1807 or 1808; L.S.A. 1828; M.R.C.S. 1830; M.D. Edinburgh 1837; L.R.C.P. 1840; practised at Ventnor, Isle of Wight 1838 to death; author of The Undercliff, Isle of Wight: its climate, history and natural productions. 1849. d. Belgrave house, Ventnor 7 Jany. 1867.