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Samuel Martin (linguist), Samuel Martin
Samuel or Sam Martin may refer to: * Samuel Martin (planter) (1694–1776), planter and politician in Antigua * Samuel Martin (Secretary to the Treasury) (1714–1788), British politician and administrator * Sir Samuel Martin (politician) (1801–1883), Anglo-Irish politician and judge * Samuel Martin (writer) (1810–1848), New Zealand land claimant, magistrate, journalist and writer * Samuel Martin (linguist) (1924–2009), linguist (Korean and Japanese) and designer of the Yale Romanization for Korean * Samuel Martin (entrepreneur) (born 1984), British entrepreneur * Samuel Soler Martín (born 1979), Paralympic swimmer from Spain * Sam Martin (singer) (born 1983), American singer and songwriter * Sam Martin (speedway rider) (born 1989), Australian speedway rider * Sam Martin (American football) (born 1990), American football player {{hndis, Martin, Samuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Martin (planter)
Samuel Martin (1694 in Greencastle Estate – 1776) was a prominent planter in Antigua. Samuel Martin was born on the Greencastle Estate, Antigua, the son of Major Samuel Martin, who, in 1701, was murdered during a slave revolt after having demanded the slavery, enslaved African people, Africans on his estate work on Christmas Day. The seven year old Samuel escaped a similar fate, being hidden in nearby fields by his nanny. She was herself enslaved and was subsequently manumission, freed in recognition of this act. Samuel was sent to live in Ireland while his mother remarried Edward Byam. He wrote ''Essay upon Plantership'' (1754), a treatise on managing a sugar plantation. Martin fathered 21 children, at least sixteen of whom died during his lifetime. The eldest of his sons, Samuel Martin (Secretary to the Treasury), Samuel, became a British member of parliament and secretary to the Treasury; Sir Henry Martin, 1st Baronet, Henry became comptroller of the Navy, a member of parlia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |