Background
George Martin was born in Street Breward in Cornwall, son of the Review George Martin Doctor of Divinity and educated at Blundell"s School in Tiverton and at Street John"s College in Cambridge, Bachelor (1886), Master of Arts (1890).
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George Martin
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Street John"s College.
Career
Martin was ordained a deacon in Truro in 1887 and priest in 1888. From 1887-1891 he was curate of Duloe in Cornwall, 1891-1893 curate of Marhamchurch and, 1893-1899, rector of Caerhayes. On giving up his living Martin went to Southwark, where he was known among the poor as the "modern Street Anthony" and it was said he ‘possessed an influence almost hypnotic and a power for good that was irresistible’.
Martin tramped the streets of Southwark in a ragged frock coat helping the poor of the borough, lodging in the same small cell-like room for 48 years and subsisting mainly on bread and margarine.
Having lived for many years in apparent penury, on his death left a considerable estate, leaving £1000 to Street John"s College to provide assistance for students from Cornwall reading for Holy Orders and the residue to the Bishop of Southwark and the Mayor for the poor of that borough.
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1946 (aged 82)