Hugh Martin (minister, born 1890)

Hugh Martin CH (born 7 April 1890 in Glasgow; died 2 July 1964 in East Grinstead) was a British Christian student leader, active in the ecumenical movement, and a publisher whose SCM Press brought out many theological books. A Baptist who was trained for the ministry and who edited their 1962 Hymn Book, he was deeply involved in the ecumenical movement,[1] working for Christian student bodies, the British Council of Churches, and to promote reconstruction in Europe following World War II. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in 1955.[2]

  1. ^ "Rev. Dr. Hugh Martin (Obituary)". The Times. 3 July 1964. p. 14.
  2. ^ Cecil Northcott, ‘Martin, Hugh (1890–1964)’, rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004