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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Parliament of England
Preceded by
Sir Thomas Hele, 1st Baronet
Hugh Potter
Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle
1646–1653
With: Hugh Potter 1646–1648
Succeeded by
Not represented in Barebones Parliament
Preceded by
Not represented in Rump Parliament
Member of Parliament for Devon
1653
With: George Monck
John Carew
Thomas Saunders
James Erisey,
Francis Rous,
Richard Sweet
Succeeded by
Robert Rolle


Sir John Northcote, Bt
Arthur Upton
Thomas Reynell
William Morice
John Hale
Thomas Saunders
Henry Hatsell
William Bastard
William Fry
John Quick

Preceded by
Not represented in Second Protectorate Parliament
Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle
1659–1660
With: Henry Hatsell 1659
Sir William Strode 1660
Succeeded by
Sir William Strode
Thomas Hele
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