Richard Martin (M.P.)
Colonel Richard Martin (15 January 1754 – 6 January 1834), was an Irish politician and animal rights activist.
Read more about Richard Martin (M.P.): Early Life, Catholic Emancipation, Animal Rights, Active Life, Unseating and Escape, Family
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