Martinus Swarte (born 13 May 1813 – 8 April 1835) was a Dutch colonial administrator on the Gold Coast.
At age 16, on 2 March 1830, Martinus Swarte was appointed assistant on the Dutch Gold Coast.
[2] He was relieved of his duties on 10 May 1833, when Christiaan Lans arrived from the Netherlands to replace him.
Martinus Swarte died in Nice on 8 April 1835, where he was staying to recuperate from his wounds.
They had one daughter, Anna Sophia Swarte, who would in 1851 marry the British merchant and mayor of Cape Coast Robert Hutchison.