Martin Bond

Born: 1558

Death: 1643

Biography:

Martin Bond (c. 1558 – May 1643) was an English soldier, merchant adventurer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1624 to 1625. He was the son of William Bond, sheriff and alderman of London. In 1588 he was Captain at the camp at Tilbury which was prepared to repel the Spanish Armada, and remained chief captain of the London Trained Bands until his death. He was a Merchant Adventurer and a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers.