Charles Cecil Martyn (1809 – 3 September 1866) was a

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politician. Martyn was elected Conservative

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at the 1841 general election, but lost the seat the next year when his election was declared void due to bribery by his agents. His father was white, whilst his mother was a “woman of colour” from India. https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/31/discovering-britains-first-asian-mp

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martyn, Charles Cecil UK MPs 1841–1847 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 1809 births 1866 deaths British politicians of Indian descent