Robert Montgomery Martin

Robert Montgomery Martin (c. 1801 – 6 September 1868) was an Anglo-Irish author and civil servant.

Martin was temporarily appointed assistant surgeon, serving also as botanist and naturalist on the south-east coast of Africa, Madagascar, and Indian Ocean islands.

[2] On 10 November 1824 Martin left the expedition at Mombassa, and by way of Mauritius made his way back to the Cape.

[2] On 5 December 1837 he presented a petition to the House of Commons for an amended colonial administrative department.

[2] In January 1844 Martin was appointed treasurer of the newly acquired island of Hong Kong, where he was also a member of the legislative council.

In May 1845 he disagreed with the governor about raising revenue from opium and on being refused six months' leave, resigned in July 1845.

[2] After making unsuccessful efforts to induce the Secretary of State to reinstate him, Martin returned to a literary life, near London.

For some months in 1833–4 he was engaged on the Taxation of the British Empire, working mainly in the library of the House of Commons.