Josiah Martin
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His Excellency Josiah Martin |
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| 9th Governor of North Carolina | |
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In office August 12, 1771 – April 12, 1776 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | James Hasell (acting) |
| Succeeded by |
Vacant (American Revolution) (Title next held by Richard Caswell) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 23, 1737 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | April 13, 1786 (aged 48) London, England |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Martin (m. 1761–86) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Great Britain
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| Years of service | 1756–1769 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
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| Battles/wars | |
Josiah Martin (April 23, 1737 – April 13, 1786), was a British administrator who served as the ninth Governor of North Carolina, serving from 1771 to 1776.
Martin was born in Dublin, Ireland, of a planter family well established on the Caribbean island of Antigua, third son of his father's second marriage. His elder half-brother Samuel Martin (1714–1788) was secretary to the Treasury in London. Another brother Sir Henry Martin (1735–1794) was for many years naval commissioner at Portsmouth and Comptroller of the Royal Navy. Sir Henry was father of Thomas Byam Martin.
This Josiah Martin's uncle, also Josiah Martin (1699–1778) but born in Antigua, left Antigua after 1750 and settled at Far Rockaway, Long Island. He was a member of the first board of trustees for King's College (now Columbia University) in 1754 and a member of the royal council of New York in 1754–1755. From 1759 to 1764, he was on the council of the governor of the Province of New York. Josiah Martin, the younger, married his first cousin Elizabeth Martin, daughter of the elder Josiah Martin of Long Island, in 1761. At first undecided, he became an ensign in the British Army in 1756, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1769.
On December 29, 1758, Josiah was appointed to the New York Council, a position once held by his uncle. Because of his trips to London and Antigua, the council, in November 1762, temporarily replaced him with Lawrence Read, superseded in turn by Lawrence's father Joseph Read, to sit in Martin's place until he returned. He was given “a full year to determine whether he will return to the council from the West Indies."
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