Philip Wykeham Martin

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Philip Wykeham-Martin (18 January 1829 - 31 May 1878) was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1856 to 1878.

Martin was the son of Charles Wykeham-Martin of Leeds Castle and his wife Lady Jemima Isabella Cornwallis daughter of James Mann, 5th Earl Cornwallis. His father was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Newport. Martin was educated at Eton College and at Balliol College, Oxford graduating BA in 1850. He was a J.P. for Warwickshire, and a captain in the Warwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry.^[1]

In February 1856 Martin was elected at a by-election as an MP for the borough of Rochester in Kent. He held the seat until his death aged 49 in 1878.^[2] In parliament he introduced and carried the "Sale of Spirits Amendment Act" and the "Hotel Keepers' Liability Act".^[1]

Martin married Elizabeth Warde daughter of John Warde in 1850. They had a son Cornwallis Philip Martin.^[1]

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External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Philip Wykeham-Martin

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Francis Child Villiers Sir Thomas Maddock	Member of Parliament for Rochester 1856 – 1878 With: Sir Thomas Maddock to 1857 John Alexander Kinglake 1857–70 Julian Goldsmid from 1870	Succeeded by Arthur Otway Julian Goldsmid

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Name	Martin, Philip
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Short description	British politician
Date of birth	18 January 1829
Place of birth
Date of death	31 May 1878
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