▁Sir ▁Martin ▁le ▁March ant ▁H ads ley ▁G oss elin , ▁ ▁( 2 ▁November ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁– ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁diplom at ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁En voy ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁and ▁Minister ▁Pl en ip ot enti ary ▁to ▁Portugal . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁B irth ▁Martin ▁G oss elin ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Wal field , ▁near ▁H ert ford , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁November . ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁grand son ▁of ▁Admir al ▁Thomas ▁Le ▁March ant ▁G oss elin ▁and ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Martin ▁H ads ley ▁G oss elin ▁of ▁W are ▁Pri ory ▁and ▁Bla kes ware , ▁H ert ford shire , ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Frances ▁Or ris , ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁of ▁Admir al ▁Sir ▁John ▁Marshall ▁of ▁G illing ham ▁House , ▁Kent . ▁ ▁Career ▁Edu c ated ▁at ▁E ton ▁College ▁and ▁at ▁Christ ▁Church , ▁Oxford , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁and ▁after ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Office ▁was ▁appointed ▁attach é ▁at ▁Lis bon ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Berlin ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁till ▁promoted ▁to ▁be ▁second ▁secretary ▁at ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁During ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Berlin ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁he ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁special ▁mission