Robert Martineau (1789 - 1870) was Mayor of Birmingham in 1846/47. He was the first of five successive generations, father to son, who served as Mayor or Lord Mayor of Birmingham. They included:

 

Wilfrid Martineau (1889 - 1964) Lord Mayor 1940/41

Committee, Birmingham Municipal Bank, 1934 - 1940

 

A Denis Martineau (1920 - 1999) Lord Mayor 1986/87

Committee, Birmingham Municipal Bank, 1961 - 1976

Chairman, Birmingham Municipal Bank, 1967 - 1969

Chairman, Birmingham Municipal TSB, 1978 -1979

Vice-Chairman, TSB of Birmingham & the Midlands, 1979 - 1983