Alfred George Marten was born in 1829 into a non-conformist family, the third son of Robert Giles Marten of Plaistow, Essex. His father's and grandfather's business was in shipbroking and insurance in the city of London. However, both his father and grandfather died in 1839. Alfred went to Mill Hill School and then on to St John's College Cambridge.[1] He qualified as a barrister at the Inner Temple and became a fellow of St John's in 1870.
alfred, marten, those, similar, name, alfred, martin, disambiguation, alfred, george, marten, november, 1829, june, 1910, leonards, english, politician, barrister, member, parliament, cambridge, between, 1874, 1880, member, conservative, party, 1896, appointed. For those of a similar name see Alfred Martin disambiguation Sir Alfred George Marten QC 8 November 1829 22 June 1910 in St Leonards on Sea was an English politician and barrister He was Member of Parliament for Cambridge between 1874 and 1880 as a member of the Conservative Party In 1896 he was appointed a County Court Judge Contents 1 Life 2 References 3 Sources 4 External linksLife editAlfred George Marten was born in 1829 into a non conformist family the third son of Robert Giles Marten of Plaistow Essex His father s and grandfather s business was in shipbroking and insurance in the city of London However both his father and grandfather died in 1839 Alfred went to Mill Hill School and then on to St John s College Cambridge 1 He qualified as a barrister at the Inner Temple and became a fellow of St John s in 1870 He married Patricia Barrington Kennett dau of Capt Vincent Frederick Kennett in 1869 1 His children included Sir Amberson Barrington Marten and Sir Clarence Henry Kennett Marten He died in St Leonards on Sea in 1910 aged 80 citation needed References edit a b Marten Alfred George MRTN852AG A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Sources editLeigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs The Marten Papers held at Cambridge University Library nationalarchives gov uk Accessed 6 January 2023 History Site of the Marten Family of Plaistow External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Alfred Marten Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded bySir Robert TorrensWilliam Fowler Member of Parliament for Cambridge1874 1880 With Patrick Smollett Succeeded byWilliam FowlerHugh Shield nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency and born in the 1820s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Marten amp oldid 1132005861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
