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Markham, Charles Edwin – Marks, Albert S

Markham, Charles Edwin

educator, poet, was born April 23, 1852, in Oregon City, Ore. He is principal in the Tompkin's Grammar school in Oakland, Cal., where he is also superintendent of schools. He is the author of two volumes of poems: In Earth's Shadow; and Songs of a Dream Builder.

Markham, George E

musician, poet, was born in 1849, in Broome county, N. Y. He is a teacher of music of Weeping Water, Neb., and is the author of a number of poems, some of which have been set to music.

Markham, Jared Clark

architect, author, was born Nov. 18, 1816, in Tyringham, Mass. He is an architect who designed the Saratoga monument. He is the author of Appeal in Behalf of National Monuments; Monumental Art; and Historic Sculpture.

Markham, Oliver

gunsmith, inventor, was born July 17, 1825, in Middletown, Conn. He was a practical gunsmith and the inventor of several parts of the gun, and a contractor for Sharp's armory during its entire existence. He was a member of the Hartford city council in 1862, and a director of the Central National bank of Middletown.

Markham, Thomas Bailey

clergyman, college president, was born in 1832, in Woodford county, Ky. During 1856-93 he was a clergyman of the presbyterian church in New Orleans, La. He has been president of the Mississippi college, and preached the funeral oration at the grave of Jefferson Davis.

Markham, William

governor, was born about 1635 in England. He became colonial governor of Pennsylvania. He died June 12, 1704, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Markham, William

soldier, was born Oct. 9, 1811, in Goshen, Conn. For many years he was mayor of Atlanta, Ga.

He there built the Markham house, and was called the Father of Modern Atlanta.

He died Nov. 9, 1890, in Atlanta, Ga.

Markley, Philip S

congressman, was born in Montgomery county, Pa. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1823 to 1827, and was in the latter year appointed naval officer for the port of Philadelphia.

Markoe, Abram

capitalist, was born in 1729 in West Indies. In the summer of 1775 he presented the city troop of Philadelphia with a flag which has historic interest as being the first that bore the thirteen stripes symbolizing the thirteen colonies that were then asserting their rights. He died Aug. 28, 1806, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Markoe, Peter

poet, was born about 1753 in the West Indies. He wrote under the pen-name of A Native of Algiers; and published a tragedy entitled The Patriot Chief; Miscellaneous Poems; a poem called The Times; and Reconciliation, a comic opera. He died about 1792 in Philadelphia, Pa.

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Markoe, Thomas Masters

surgeon, author, was born Sept. 13, 1819, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is a surgeon of New York city, professor in Columbia college from 1860, and author of a Treatise on Diseases of the Bones.

Marks, Albert S

soldier, lawyer, governor, was born in October, 1836, in Daviess county, Ky. He was governor of Tennessee from 1879 to 1881.