New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
BRADLEY MARTIN DEAD
Former Social Leader Here Ex-
pireS in London.
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
Remembered for Lavish En-
tertainments - Daughter
Countess of Craven.
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lbs cable 10 The Tribune
London Feb 6--Bradley Martin. Of
New YORK, died here yesterday after
noon from pneumonia. He was in his
seyenty-secoud year. His daughter,
Cornclia. was married in 1893 to the
Earl Of Craven.
BradIey Martin was a prominent fig
ure in the London social world. and his
death is deeply regretted by a wide
circle Of friends and acquaintance. He
had been IN with influenza for about
week the attack being complicated
with double pneumonia. Nh and Mr..
Martin entertained very lashly here.
as they had previously done in New
York He was a member of all the
best clubs and owned a fine sporting
estate At Balmacaan. in Inverness
shire
Mrs. Bradley Martin has been one of
the principal hostesses in the Highlands
during the shooting season. and at tn"
inverness games has taken the greater
part Of one of the principal hotels for
her house party and has entertained on
= most lavish scale.
Bradley Martin was said 10 have
chosen this country for his dcmicile
because here he could live the life Of
q well-to-do citizen without the promi-
ncnce which is attached TO rich man
in the United States Mrs. Bradley
Martin and Lord and Lady Craven
were with him 10 the end.
The funeral will take place after the
arrival Of his son and brother from
New York. II will lhen be decided also
where the burial will take place.
Btadles Martin generation ago was
one ~ the most conspicuous figures IN the
social life Of New York. and the enter
taiuments given Boy him and Mrs. Martin
have never been forgotten by New York
society
Mr.. Martin was bern AT AIbanN on
December ~ 1871. and was tn" second son
Of Henry Hun Martin and Anne Town
send he was q descendant Of William
SraUoru Martin VINO came 10 America
in the Mag'lower
Bradley Martin was graduated from
Cufon COLLEGE in IS53 lie was mustered
into service i'm the Union army as first
Lieutenant in the ga Regiment. New York
state Militia After a brief service h'
was appointed a. aid ou the stan 81 Gov
,rnor Reuben f. Fenton. ~ the close of
the war ne studied law and was admitted
10 practice in this city.
When Bradley Martin was OF Governor
Fontou's stan Colonel Elliott f. Shepard
also was o member ~ the staff and Nj
Martin was Colonel Shepard's best man
when he married Mis-, Margaret Wander
bilt
Miss Nellie sherman was one Or Miss
Nanderbilrs bridesmaids and she AMI
Mr. Martin met FOR the first time at the
wedding They were married In 1859. MIS-
Martin vas the da ughter OF Isaac Sher-
man who came 10 New York from Bumalo
and amassed q fortune estimated at $40
oooCcO
Mr.. and Mrs Martin had three chill
dren sherman Bradley. jr.. and cornelia.
who on April U.s. 1893 was married 10 the
Earl Of craven at Grace Church. Miss
Martins marriage was among the first
81 the notsbl" international alliances. The
Countess OF Craven was only seventeen
years old at the time OF her marriage
The magulfcence Of the entertainments
given by the Bradley Martins vas capped
IS th, uotabl. fancy dress ball at the
Wsluori-h astoria ~ 1897. soon after that
hotel was opened. II was one OF their very
last entertainments IN tins country. FOR IN
lsqs they decided 10 live IN England apd
disposed OF their realty holdings here
The house i'm which they lived in East
2)th street has long since given place TO
large business building.
After leaving New York FOR England
Mi Martin seldom returned 20 America
Tie was hero FOR a tim" last spring, and
before that it had been nearly nine wears
since he set foot on MS native shores.
Nlr Martin. though he wed abroad
never renowned his citizenship. lie kept
up mig membership in various clubs end
He did no; expect to end his days abroad.
toough he had often said that life In Eng
land ana Oh the Continent was far more
rcstful than II was IN America.
lie was Il member Of the Union, kn,ck-
erbocker Metropolitan, St Nicholas
Racquet Tuxedo. Downtown. Country
aud Tennis clubs tn this country. and OF
the St James's. Marlborough and Polo
clubs. Of London. the Travellers AMI TIE
Socitte de Sport l.ise de PateduX. Paris.
Mr. Martins London house was at no
4 Chesterfield Gardens. Mayfair and he
had = country estate. BalInacaan. Glen
Irduhart Inverness lie was brother
or Frederick Townsend Martin and Was
related 10 many prominent New YORK
families.