Sir Henry Martin, 1st Baronet

Sir Henry Martin

Born29 August 1733
Died1 August 1794
AllegianceGreat Britain
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1749–1794
RankCaptain
CommandsHMS Lightning
HMS Northumberland
HMS Arc en Ciel
HMS Danae
HMS Phoenix
HMS Intrepid
Resident Commissioner, Portsmouth Dockyard
Governor, Royal Naval Academy
Comptroller of the Navy
Battles/wars

Captain Sir Henry Martin, 1st Baronet (29 August 1733 – 1 August 1794) was a Royal Navy officer whose final appointment was Comptroller of the Navy from 1790 to 1794.

Martin was born at Shroton House, Dorset, 29 August 1733. On the death of his brother George in 1748 he became the eldest surviving son of the second marriage of Samuel Martin, plantation owner of Antigua to Sarah née Wyke, 20, widow of William Irish, plantation owner of Montserrat in the West Indies.