Charles Wykeham Martin
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Charles Wykeham-Martin DL
(11 September 1801 – October 1870) was an English Liberal Party
politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1841 and 1870.
Martin was born Charles Wykeham the son of Fiennes Wykeham of Leeds Castle
Maidstone and his wife Eliza Bignell, daughter of R. Bignell. He was educated at Eton College
and at Balliol College, Oxford
. In 1821 his father assumed the additional name of Martin. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, a corresponding member of the Academy d'Archeologie de Belgique, and a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
. He was also a lieutenant-colonel of the 3rd Battalion Kent Volunteers and a Deputy Lieutenant
and J.P.
for Kent and a J.P. for Hampshire.
Martin stood for parliament unsuccessfully at Newport (Isle of Wight)
in 1837 but was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Newport in 1841. He lost the seat at Newport in 1852 and stood unsuccessfully at Maidstone
in 1853. He was elected MP for West Kent at a by-election in 1857 but lost the seat in 1859. At the 1865 general election
he was elected MP for Newport again and re-elected in 1868 when representation was reduced to one member. He held the seat until his death in 1870.
Martin died at the age of 69.
Martin married firstly in 1828, Lady Jemima Isabella Cornwallis, daughter of James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis
. She died in 1836 and he married secondly in 1838, Matilda Trollope daughter of Sir John Trollope, 6th Baronet. His son Philip was MP for Rochester
. His second son Fiennes
took the surname Cornwallis in 1859 by Royal license in accordance with an inheritence from Caroline Cornwallis
.
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
(11 September 1801 – October 1870) was an English Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1841 and 1870.
Martin was born Charles Wykeham the son of Fiennes Wykeham of Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle, southeast of Maidstone, Kent, England, dates back to 1119, though a Saxon fort stood on the same site from the 9th century. The castle is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len to the east of the village of Leeds....
Maidstone and his wife Eliza Bignell, daughter of R. Bignell. He was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and at Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
. In 1821 his father assumed the additional name of Martin. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, a corresponding member of the Academy d'Archeologie de Belgique, and a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
Royal Statistical Society
The Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK.-History:It was founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London , though a perhaps unrelated London Statistical Society was in existence at least as early as 1824...
. He was also a lieutenant-colonel of the 3rd Battalion Kent Volunteers and a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
and J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Kent and a J.P. for Hampshire.
Martin stood for parliament unsuccessfully at Newport (Isle of Wight)
Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)
Newport was a parliamentary borough located in Newport , which was abolished in for the 1885 general election. It was occasionally referred to by the alternative name of Medina....
in 1837 but was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Newport in 1841. He lost the seat at Newport in 1852 and stood unsuccessfully at Maidstone
Maidstone (UK Parliament constituency)
Maidstone was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The parliamentary borough of Maidstone returned two Members of Parliament from 1552 until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member...
in 1853. He was elected MP for West Kent at a by-election in 1857 but lost the seat in 1859. At the 1865 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1865
The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same...
he was elected MP for Newport again and re-elected in 1868 when representation was reduced to one member. He held the seat until his death in 1870.
Martin died at the age of 69.
Martin married firstly in 1828, Lady Jemima Isabella Cornwallis, daughter of James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis
James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis
James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis , known as James Cornwallis until 1814 and as James Mann between 1814 and 1823 and styled Viscount Brome between 1823 and 1824, was a British peer and Tory politician....
. She died in 1836 and he married secondly in 1838, Matilda Trollope daughter of Sir John Trollope, 6th Baronet. His son Philip was MP for Rochester
Rochester (UK Parliament constituency)
Rochester was a parliamentary constituency in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...
. His second son Fiennes
Fiennes Cornwallis
Major Fiennes Cornwallis, born Fiennes Wykeham-Martin , was a British Army officer and related to the Cornwallis family.-Early life:Born1 November 1831 at Leeds Castle, Kent, England...
took the surname Cornwallis in 1859 by Royal license in accordance with an inheritence from Caroline Cornwallis
Caroline Cornwallis
Caroline Frances Cornwallis was an English feminist writer. Her father, William Cornwallis, belonged to the junior branch of the better known military and naval family. The daughter of a Kent rector who had been an Oxford fellow, Caroline read voraciously on both religious and secular matters...
.