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Markham, Henry Harrison

lawyer, congressman, governor, was born Nov. 16, 1840, in Wilmington, N. Y. He was educated at the public and private schools of his native town, and at Wheeler's academy of Vermont. In 1861 he moved to Wisconsin, and entered the from that army state. He was with General Sherman on his famous march to the sea, and was severely wounded in February, 1865. He then practiced law in Milwaukee until 1878, when he moved to Pasadena, Cal., where for a number of years he was engaged in gold and silver mining. He was elected as a representative from California to the forty-ninth congress, securing the passage of many important measures for the benefit of Los Angeles county. He became one of the managers of the National Soldiers' home of the United States, and during 1890-95 he filled the high office of governor of the state of California.