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Hubert S. Martin

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British diplomat and Scouting leader

Hubert S. Martin CVO CBE

Boy Scouts International Bureau director
In office 1920 – 11 February 1938
Succeeded by	J. S. Wilson

Hubert Stanley MartinCVO CBE (1879 – 17 November 1938) was aBritish diplomat, an earlyBoy Scout leader,The Boy Scouts Association of theUnited Kingdom International Commissioner and theBoy Scouts International Bureau's firstdirector, from 1920 until his death in 1938.^{[citation needed]}

Martin was employed by the BritishForeign Office in 1898, serving as aKing's messenger. He was made Chief Passport Officer in 1916. He was appointed as an officer of theOrder of the British Empire (OBE) in 1918^[1] and, in 1920, as a Commander (CBE).^[2] for his service duringWorld War I.^{[citation needed]}

Martin formed a Boy Scout troop in London in 1909. He later became an official in The Boy Scouts Association. Martin maintained an independence from and, at times, uneasy relationship withRobert Baden-Powell. He was one of The Boy Scouts Association instructors at the firstWood Badge course held atGilwell Park, from 8 to 19 September 1919. In 1920, while serving as The Boy Scout Association's International Commissioner, Martin also became theBoy Scouts International Bureau's first director, initially Honorary Director. He established the Bureau's first office at 25Buckingham Palace Road, London. In late 1923, he verified^{[further explanation needed]} theFrench Scouting camp schools ofCappy andChamarande.^{[citation needed]} In 1937, Martin was awarded theInternational Committee of the Boy Scout Movement's thirdBronze Wolf for exceptional services to world Scouting.^[3]