Samuel McDonald Martin (c.1803 – 22 September 1848) was a New Zealand land claimant, doctor, magistrate, journalist and writer. He was born in
Kilmuir,
Skye, Scotland in c.1803. He was opposed to the policies of Governor
William Hobson
Captain William Hobson (26 September 1792 – 10 September 1842) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as the first Governor of New Zealand. He was a co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Hobson was dispatched from London in July 1 ...
. He died in
British Guiana where he had been appointed a magistrate.
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1810 births
1848 deaths
District Court of New Zealand judges
New Zealand journalists
Scottish emigrants to New Zealand
19th-century journalists
Male journalists
People from the Isle of Skye
19th-century male writers
Colony of New Zealand judges
British Guiana judges
Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council (1841–1853)
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