Thomas Martin ( 1679–1765), of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire and Clapham, Surrey was a British banker and Whig politician who sat in the

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from 1727 to 1734. Martin was the eldest son of William Martin of Evesham, Worcestershire. He joined the banking firm of Smith and Stone, at the sign of ‘ the Grasshopper’, in

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before 1699. In 1703, he became a partner and in 1711 sole partner of what became Martins Bank. He married Elizabeth Lowe, daughter of Richard Lowe of Cheshunt. At the

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Martin was returned as Whig

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for Wilton. He voted with the Administration in all recorded divisions. He did not stand at the

1734 British general election The 1734 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. Robert Walpole's incr ...

. Martin died without issue on 21 April 1765.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Thomas 1670s births 1765 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1727–1734