1. Henry Harrison Markham was an American lawyer and Republican politician.
16 Facts About Henry Markham
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Henry Markham was the 18th governor of California, and represented California's 6th congressional district during the 49th United States Congress.
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Henry Markham attended the common schools of his hometown and Wheeler's Academy in Vermont.
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Henry Markham was part of General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea in 1864.
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Henry Markham was wounded at the Battle of Rivers' Bridge in 1865, and discharged.
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Henry Markham practiced law in Milwaukee in the state and federal courts.
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In 1879, Henry Markham moved to Pasadena, California and continued the practice of law.
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Henry Markham was elected as a Republican to the 49th Congress in 1884, but declined to seek renomination in 1886.
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Henry Markham was elected governor of California in 1890 and inaugurated in January 1891.
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Henry Markham declined to seek a second term as governor in 1894.
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In Pasadena Henry Markham was on the school board and was one of the founders of the Pasadena public library.
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Henry Markham was part of the Calico Union Mining Company.
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On May 17,1876, Markham married Mary A Dana in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
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Henry Markham purchased a 23-acre ranch in Pasadena, California, and he and his family moved there in 1879.
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On October 9,1923, Henry Markham died in his Pasadena home at age 82.
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Henry Markham was interred at Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena.