Researching Martin Conway
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The name Martin means "Warlike" and is of Latin origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Martin Conway and the Conway Family Tree
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 13444 people with the Conway surname in the UK? Conway is now ranked number 426 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Martin Conway
Martin Conway (author)
Martin John Smith (born 10 December 1952), who writes children's books under the name Martin Conway is a British actor/writer. Under the name Martin Tomms he has also written for TV (including Birds of a Feather) and radio, as Martin Tomms he also has worked as an actor on TV, radio and theatre. Most of his recent acting work has been in touring productions of Shakespeare plays (most recently The Tempest in 2010), although he is possibly most widely recognised as the mad Brummie news vendor in a 2004 TV advert for the Birmingham Mail newspaper.
Source: Martin Conway (author), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Martin Conway (Irish politician)
Martin Conway (born 8 April 1974) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Senator for the Administrative Panel since April 2011.
He is the Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Health.
He was a member of Clare County Council from 2004 to 2011 for the Ennistymon local electoral area. He was the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Justice and Equality.
He is a founder member of AHEAD (Association for Higher Education Access and Disability), a charity working to improve access to further and higher education for people with disabilities.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Clare constituency at the 2020 general election.
Source: Martin Conway (Irish politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Conway
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