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Robert Montgomery Martin (1803 - 1868):
Colonial administrator and writer


Robert Martin was born in County Tyrone and traveled from the age of seventeen. He published as many as twenty-six books, among which is History of the British Colonies. The Colonial Magazine was founded and edited by him. In 1844 he became Treasurer of Hong Kong. He died in Surrey.

Born: 1803
Died: 6 September 1868
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