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Sir William Martyn | |
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| Lord Mayor of London | |
| In office 1492–1492 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Clopton |
| Succeeded by | Sir Ralph Astley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hertfordshire,England |
Sir William Martyn was Sheriff of London in 1484 and Lord Mayor of London in 1492,representing the Skinners. He was made KB.
William Martyn may have been the son of Walter Martyn of Hertford. [1] He owned a pet monkey.
Iain David McGeachy,known professionally as John Martyn,was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career,he released 23 studio albums,and received frequent critical acclaim. The Times described him as "an electrifying guitarist and singer whose music blurred the boundaries between folk,jazz,rock and blues".
Henry Martyn was an Anglican priest and missionary to the peoples of India and Persia. Born in Truro,Cornwall,he was educated at Truro Grammar School and St John's College,Cambridge. A chance encounter with Charles Simeon led him to become a missionary. He was ordained a priest in the Church of England and became a chaplain for the British East India Company.
Artemas Ward was an American major general in the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from Massachusetts. He was considered an effective political leader,President John Adams describing him as "universally esteemed,beloved and confided in by his army and his country."
Baron Hemphill,of Rathkenny and of Cashel in the County of Tipperary,is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 January 1906 for the lawyer and Liberal politician Charles Hemphill,Solicitor-General for Ireland between 1892 and 1895. His elder son,the second Baron,was Crown Prosecutor for County Wicklow. He was succeeded by his younger brother,the third Baron. He was Deputy Chairman of the London County Council from 1907 to 1908. The fifth Baron,who succeeded his father in 1957,assumed by deed poll in 1959 the additional surname of Martyn,which was the maiden name of his father's mother,a first cousin of Edward Martyn. As of 2017 the title is held by the latter's son,the sixth Baron,who succeeded his father in 2012.
Edward Martyn was an Irish playwright and early republican political and cultural activist,as the first president of Sinn Féin from 1905–08.
The Irish Literary Revival was a flowering of Irish literary talent in the late 19th and early 20th century. It includes works of poetry,music,art,and literature.
William Martin Green,known by his stage name,Martyn Green,was an English actor and singer. He is remembered for his performances and recordings as principal comedian of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company,in the leading patter roles of the Gilbert &Sullivan comic operas in the 1930s and 1940s,and for his career in America from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Apothecary to the Household at Windsor is an officer of the Medical Household of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. They have a salaried daily surgery. The current Apothecary to the Household at Windsor is Kirstin Ostle,the first female post holder.
William Talbot was an English Anglican bishop. He was Bishop of Oxford from 1699 to 1715,Bishop of Salisbury from 1715 to 1722 and Bishop of Durham from 1722 to 1730.
Damage is a 1992 romantic psychological drama film directed and produced by Louis Malle and starring Jeremy Irons,Juliette Binoche,Miranda Richardson,Rupert Graves,and Ian Bannen. Adapted by David Hare from the 1991 novel Damage by Josephine Hart,the film is about a British politician (Irons) who has a sexual relationship with his son's soon-to-be-fiancée and becomes increasingly obsessed with her. Richardson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as the aggrieved wife of the film's main character.
Martyn Ware is an English musician,composer,arranger,record producer,and music programmer. As a founding member of both the Human League and Heaven 17,Ware co-wrote hit songs such as "Being Boiled" and "Temptation".
Martyn Joseph Rooney is an English sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He reached the 400 m final at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won bronze in the 4×400 metres relay. A mainstay on the anchor leg of the Great Britain and England 4 x 400 metre relay teams,at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics he won a silver medal with the Great Britain relay team,and bronze in the 2015 and 2017 World Championships.
Douglas William John Johnson (1925–2005) was a British historian. He was Professor of Modern History at the University of Birmingham from 1963 to 1968,and Professor of French History at University College London from 1968 to 1990.
Thomas Martyn is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s,1990s and 2000s,and coached in the 2000s. He played at representative level for Ireland,and at club level for Oldham,St. Helens in the Championship,and,subsequently,Super League and Leigh,as a stand-off. Martyn was known for his very good passing ability and vision. He was able to enjoy a successful rugby career despite undergoing two knee reconstructions.
Patrick D'Arcy (1598–1668) was an Irish Catholic Confederate and lawyer who wrote the constitution of Confederate Ireland.
Martyn William Percy is a British academic,educator,social scientist and theologian. Ordained as a priest in the Church of England,in 2022 he announced that he was leaving the Church of England,though remains Episcopalian-Anglican. He had been Dean of Christ Church,Oxford,from 2014 to 2022 and principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon,Oxford,from 2004 to 2014.
Martyn William Jarrett SSC is a retired Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Beverley in the Church of England from 2000 to 2012.
Sir Nicholas Martyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1646 to 1648.
The Diocese of Iran is one of the four dioceses of the Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East. The diocese was established in 1912 as the Diocese of Persia and was incorporated into the Jerusalem Archbishopric in 1957. The most recent bishop was Azad Marshall,until 2016. His title is Bishop in Iran,rather than the often expected Bishop of Iran.
William Martyn (1562–1617) was an English lawyer and historian.
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