| 词条 | Martin Madan (politician) |
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Colonel Martin Madan (1700-1756) was groom of the bedchamber to Frederick, Prince of Wales, and MP for Wootton Basset from 1742 to 1747. Madan also served as a colonel in the Dragoon Guards. FamilyMartin Madan was married to Judith Madan (née Cowper) the English poet who called him Lysander in a poem entitled "To Lysander" composed on 3 October 1726, one year after the birth of their son. Their sons included Rev. Martin Madan, author of Thelyphthora, a defence of polygamy, and the Right Rev. Spencer Madan, bishop successively of Bristol and Peterborough. Their elder daughter, Maria Frances Cecilia, married William Cowper of Hertingfordbury, her first cousin; the younger daughter Penelope (died 22 December 1805), became the wife of General Sir Alexander Maitland (1728–1820). Madan was the grandfather of General Frederick Maitland. Madan died at Bath 4 March 1756. {{s-start}}{{s-par|uk}}{{succession box| title = Member of Parliament for Wootton Basset | with = Robert Neale (1742–1747) | years = 1742–1747 | before = John Harvey-Thursby and Robert Neale | after = John Probyn and Thomas Estcourt Cresswell }}{{s-end}} References
5 : 1700 births|1756 deaths|Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies|British MPs 1741–47|British Army officers |
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