Christopher Martyn (c. 1617 – 26 January 1678) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1646 and 1660. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War
Martyn was a gentleman of Plympton and became a captain in the parliamentary army. In April 1644, he was commanding the Plymouth garrison and attacked the Royalists at New Bridge taking 200 prisoners. Two days later he repulsed a counter-attack and chased the Royalist cavalry to Plympton Bridge near where their army was stationed.
In 1646, Martyn was elected Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle in the Long Parliament. He resumed his seat in the Rump Parliament after Pride's Purge with some hesitation. In 1653, he was nominated as one of the representatives for Devon in the Barebones Parliament. He was elected as MP for Plympton Erle again in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament, and was re-elected for Plympton Earle in 1660 in the Convention Parliament.
Martyn married Jane Snelling who brought him property at Plympton.
References
- "plympton". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "MARTYN, Christopher (c.1617-78), of Plympton Erle, Devon. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- Joshua Brooking Rowe. A history of the borough of Plympton Erle: the castle and manor of Plympton ... Harvard University. J.G. Commin, 1906.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySir Thomas Hele, 1st Baronet Hugh Potter |
Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle 1646–1653 With: Hugh Potter 1646–1648 |
Succeeded byNot represented in Barebones Parliament |
| Preceded byNot represented in Rump Parliament | Member of Parliament for Devon 1653 With: George Monck John Carew Thomas Saunders James Erisey, Francis Rous, Richard Sweet |
Succeeded byRobert Rolle Sir John Northcote, Bt Arthur Upton Thomas Reynell William Morice John Hale Thomas Saunders Henry Hatsell William Bastard William Fry John Quick |
| Preceded byNot represented in Second Protectorate Parliament | Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle 1659–1660 With: Henry Hatsell 1659 Sir William Strode 1660 |
Succeeded bySir William Strode Thomas Hele |
- 1617 births
- 1678 deaths
- Roundheads
- Members of the Parliament of England for Plympton Erle
- English MPs 1640–1648
- English MPs 1648–1653
- English MPs 1653 (Barebones)
- English MPs 1659
- English MPs 1660
- Churchwardens
- English justices of the peace
- Mayors of places in Devon
- Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Devon