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Henry Markham

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Henry Harrison Markham
Henry Markham

In office
1891 – 1895
Lieutenant(s) John B. Reddick
Preceded by Robert Waterman
Succeeded by James Budd

Born November 16 1840(1840-11-16)
Wilmington, New York
Died October 9 1923 (aged 82)
Pasadena, California
Political party Republican

Henry Harrison Markham (November 16, 1840October 9, 1923) was a United States Representative from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1887 and 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.

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Preceded by
Robert Whitney Waterman
Governor of California
1891 - 1895
Succeeded by
James Herbert Budd

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