Christopher Martyn
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.[1]
In 1646, Martyn was elected Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle in the Long Parliament.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2]
Martyn married Jane Snelling who brought him property at Plympton.[3]
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- Mayors of places in Devon
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