Martin Cash

Martin Cash
Born1808 (1808)
Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
Died26 August 1877 (1877-08-27)
Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia
SpouseMary Bennett (1824–1879)
ChildrenMartin Cash (1855–1871)

Martin Cash (baptised 10 October 1808 – 26 August 1877) was a notorious Irish-Australian convict bushranger, known for escaping twice from Port Arthur, Van Diemen's Land. His 1870 autobiography, The Adventures of Martin Cash, ghostwritten by James Lester Burke, also a former convict, became a best seller in Australia.

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