title: Martin Hawke, 2nd Baron Hawke
text: # Martin Hawke, 2nd Baron Hawke
  
  Martin Bladen Hawke, 2nd Baron Hawke (20 April 1744 – 27 March 1805), was a British peer and politician.
  
  ## Background
  
  Hawke was the son of Admiral Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, of Scarthingwell Hall, near Tadcaster, and of Catherine, the daughter of Walter Brooke. He was educated at Eton College and the Queen's College, Oxford, followed by the study of law at Lincoln's Inn.
  
  ## Political career
  
  Hawke sat as Member of Parliament for Saltash from 1768 to 1774. In 1781 he succeeded his father in the barony and entered the House of Lords.
  
  ## Family
  
  In 1771 Lord Hawke married Cassandra Turner, daughter of Sir Edward Turner, 2nd Baronet. They had two sons and four daughters. Lord Hawke died in March 1805, aged 60, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward. Lady Hawke died in November 1813.
  
  