Background
MARTIN, Joseph Samuel was born in 1845. Son of late James Martin, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.I., Portia w, Company Wateiford.
MARTIN, Joseph Samuel was born in 1845. Son of late James Martin, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.I., Portia w, Company Wateiford.
Privately; Q -een’s College, Galway. Rokal School of Mines, London. Mining experience at the Hibernia and Shamrock Mines in Westphalia, 1860-1873.
His (or Her) Majesty Inspector of Mines, 1873.
Acted as Assistant in the Manchester and Ireland Mining district until 1886. Promoted to the charge of the South Wales mining district, 1886. The South-Western, 1887.
Subsequently the Southern mining district until 1910. Connected with the investigation of numerous great mining disasters. Retired on age limit, 1910. Imperial Service Order,1905; Mining Engineer.
Clubs: Junior Constitutional; Newport County, Newport.
General.
Spouse 1873, Thekla, 2nddaughter of Isidor Du host, of Stockholm and Dusseldoif.