William Byam Martin
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William Byam Martin (1746–1806) was an English merchant and official of the East India Company.[1]
Early life
William was the son of Samuel Martin (1694–1776), a slave owner in Antigua. Samuel Martin (Secretary to the Treasury) (1714–1788), Secretary to the Treasury was his half-brother, and he had to other brothers, Sir Henry Martin, 1st Baronet (1733–1794), for many years naval commissioner at Portsmouth and Comptroller of the Navy, and Josiah Martin (1737–1786), Governor of North Carolina from 1771.
He was Resident for Murshidabad, resigning in January 1780.[2]
References
- ^ Jeppesen, Chris. "Atlantic and Indian Ocean Worlds: Uncovering connections between the East India Company and the British Caribbean colonies through the British Library's Collections" (PDF). Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Burke, Edmund (2016). Speech in General 8th Day, Saturday June 14th, Impeachment of Warren Hastings. Delphi Classics. ISBN 9781786560339.
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