Charles Cecil Martyn (1809 – 3 September 1866)[1] was a British Conservative politician.[2]
Charles Cecil Martyn | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Southampton | |
| In office 2 July 1841 – 6 May 1842 Serving with Humphrey St John-Mildmay | |
| Preceded by | Adam Haldane-Duncan Abel Rous Dottin |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Cockburn Brodie McGhie Willcox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1809 |
| Died | 3 September 1866 (aged 56–57) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
Martyn was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Southampton at the 1841 general election, but lost the seat the next year when his election was declared void due to bribery by his agents.[3][4][2]
His father was white, whilst his mother was a “woman of colour” from India.[5]
References edit
- ^ Rayment, Leigh (8 August 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "L"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 134–136. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ "Limerick Chronicle". 11 May 1842. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 2 December 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/31/discovering-britains-first-asian-mp