William Byam Martin
English merchant;
About William Byam Martin
Lived 1746 – 1806 (aged 59–60). William Byam Martin was a nabob.
William Byam Martin (1746–1806) was an English merchant and official of the East India Company.
Early life William was the son of Samuel Martin (1694–1776), a slave owner in Antigua. Samuel Martin (1714–1788), Secretary to the Treasury was his half-brother, and he had two 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.
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Who was William Byam Martin?
English merchant; (1746-1806)
When was William Byam Martin born?
William Byam Martin was born in 1746.
When did William Byam Martin die?
William Byam Martin died in 1806 in Bath.
What was William Byam Martin's occupation?
William Byam Martin was a nabob.
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