Henry Markham

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Not to be confused with Henry Markram.

Henry Harrison Markham

18th Governor of California
In office 1891–1895
Lieutenant	John B. Reddick
Preceded by	Robert Waterman
Succeeded by	James Budd
Personal details
Born	(1840-11-16)November 16, 1840 Wilmington, New York
Died	October 9, 1923(1923-10-09) (aged 82) Pasadena, California
Political party	Republican

Henry Harrison Markham (November 16, 1840 – October 9, 1923) was a United States Representative from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1887 and the 18th governor of California from January 8, 1891 until January 11, 1895.

Markham was born in Wilmington, New York. During the Civil War, Markham enlisted as a private in Company G, 32nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment; he was promoted to second lieutenant and after the war returned to Wisconsin and settled in Milwaukee. He died in Pasadena, California.

References

Henry Markham at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
"Henry Harrison Markham Biography and Inauguration Speech". The Governors' Gallery. The California State Library. January 11, 1895. Retrieved 21 October 2011.

Political offices
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by None	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 6th congressional district 1885–1887	Succeeded by William Vandever

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After US	34 Burnett 35 McDougall 36 Bigler 37 J. Johnson 38 Weller 39 Latham 40 Downey 41 Stanford 42 Low 43 Haight 44 Booth 45 Pacheco 46 Irwin 47 Perkins 48 Stoneman 49 Bartlett 50 Waterman 51 Markham 52 Budd 53 Gage 54 Pardee 55 Gillett 56 H. Johnson 57 Stephens 58 Richardson 59 Young 60 Rolph 61 Merriam 62 Olson 63 Warren 64 Knight 65 P. Brown 66 Reagan 67 J. Brown 68 Deukmejian 69 Wilson 70 Davis 71 Schwarzenegger 72 J. Brown

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Persondata
Name	Markham, Henry Harrison
Alternative names
Short description	Governor of California
Date of birth	1840-11-16
Place of birth	Wilmington, New York
Date of death	1923-10-9
Place of death	Pasadena, California

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