Martin Hawke, 2nd Baron Hawke

Martin Bladen Hawke, 2nd Baron Hawke (20 April 1744 – 27 March 1805) was a British peer and politician.

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Background

Hawke was the son of Admiral Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, and Catherine, daughter of Walter Brooke. He was educated at the University of Oxford.[1]

Political career

Hawke sat as Member of Parliament for Saltash from 1768 to 1774.[2] In 1781 he succeeded his father in the barony and entered the House of Lords.

Family

In 1771 Lord Hawke married Cassandra, daughter of Sir Edward Turner, 2nd Baronet. They had several children. Lord Hawke died in March 1805, aged 60, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward. Lady Hawke died in November 1813.[3]

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
George Adams
Hon. Augustus Hervey
Member of Parliament for Saltash
1768–1774
With: Thomas Bradshaw 1768–1772, 1772–1774
John Williams 1772
Succeeded by
Thomas Bradshaw
Grey Cooper
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Edward Hawke
Baron Hawke
1781–1805
Succeeded by
Edward Harvey Hawke