Background
Martin was the son of the Anglo-Irish landowner James Martin of Cappagh in the county of Dublin.
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Education
He was educated at Clongowes Wood College.
Career
The Irish artist Fergus Martin is his great-grandnephew. He was appointed to several public boards of the city, including the Irish Lights Board, the Loan Fund Board, and the Portuguese and Docks Board, where he was chairman. In 1870, he served as Prussian and North German Confederation consul in Dublin.
In 1885 he was President of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, and on 2 June 1885 was created a Baronet, of Cappagh in the county of Dublin.
Sir Richard died in Dublin in October 1901, aged 70, when the title became extinct.
Membership
Martin was a member of one of the oldest timber and shipowner firms in Dublin, and a successful shipping magnate in the port of Dublin. In 1896 he was further honoured when he was created a member of the Privy Council of Ireland.
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