page_title: Sir Mordaunt Martin, 4th Baronet
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Sir Mordaunt Martin, 4th Baronet / Career
caption_attribution_description: English: Westgate Hall, Burnham Market
context_page_description: Sir Mordaunt Martin, 4th Baronet was son of Sir Roger Martin, 3rd Baronet and Sophia Mordaunt. He inherited his baronetcy from his father, who was the third Martin Baronet, upon his death in 1762. He lived in Burnham Market in Norfolk
context_section_description: Sir Mordaunt was a marshal of the vice admiralty court in Jamaica.
  In 1808 he purchased Burnham Westgate Hall, which he built onto. In particular he built a number of farm buildings. A keen agriculturalist, he wrote many letters and articles on the relative benefits of the mangel wurzel as a crop and is documented as the first person to introduce the plant, as well as sainfoin to the county and greatly improved the growth of potatoes and other vegetables.
  On his death he left the hall-described by White as "a hand-some mansion, beautified with pleasure grounds and shrubberies, and situated near the church", to his son and heir Roger
caption: Burnham Westgate Hall
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