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 MARION

MARKLEY

MARION, Robert, representative, was born in Berkeley district, S.C. ; son of Gabriel and Catherine (Taylor) Marion ; grandson of Gabriel and Esther (Cordes) Marion, and of Peter and Catherine (Le Noble) Taylor, and a descendant of Benjamin and Judith (Baluet) Marion, Hugue- not refugees, from Poitou, France. He was grad- uated at the University of Pennsylvania, 1784, and was a representative from South Carolina in the 9th, 10th and 11th congresses, 1805-10, resigning, Dec. 11, 1810, when he was succeeded by Langdon Cheves. He was married to Esther, widow of Stephen De Vaux and daughter of Henry and Esther (Marion) Giguillant. The place and date of his death could not be ascertained.

MARK, Edward Laurens, zoologist, was born at Hamlet, N.Y., May 30, 1847 ; son of Charles L. and Julia (Pierce) Mark ; grandson of James and Lucy (Woodcock) Mark and of Dr. Austin and Mary Ann (Sterling) Pierce, and a descend- ant of David Sterling (born in Hertfordshire, England, 1632), who came to New England and settled in Charlestown, Mass., in 1651. He was graduated from the University of Michigan, A.B., 1871 ; remained there as instructor in mathematics, 1871-72 ; and was assistant astron- omer on the U.S. northern boundary survey, 1872-73. He was married in 1873 to Lucy, daughter of Edwin King of Dunkirk, N.Y. He studied at Leipzig and Jena, 1874-76, receiving the degree of Ph.D. from Leipzig in 1876 ; was instructor in zoology at Harvard, 1877-83 ; assist- ant professor of zoology there, 1883-86 ; and in 1885 became Hersey professor of anatomy. He was elected a member of various learned socie- ties, to whose proceedings he contributed numer- ous important articles, chiefly on the subject of zoology. He also directed the preparation of the Contributions from the Zoological Laboratory ( f the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Har- vard College, which were begun by him in 1883 and in 1902 numbered 125.

MARKHAM, Edwin, poet, was born in Oregon City, Ore., April 23, 1852; son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Winchell) Markham ; grandson of Judge Robert Winchell and of Israel Markham, and a descendant of early settlers in Pennsyl- vania and New England and of English or Welsh ancestry. His father took the family to Oregon, crossing the plains from Michigan, but died while the poet was in boyhood. His mother removed to near Suisun City, Cal., with her sons, and with the help of Edwin carried on a wheat ranch and cattle range. He attended the State Normal school, San Jose, Cal., for several years, and was graduated in 1872. After this he took a classical course in Christian college, San Rosa. He took a course in law, but never practised, entering soon after upon educational work, as

superintendent and principal of public schools, and in 1898 was head-master of the University Observation school in Oakland, California. In 1899 he made a lecturing tour under the auspices of the S. S. McClure lecture bureau. He was married, June 18, 1897, to Anna Catherine Mur- phy, of the family of Father Prout, author of " Shandon Bells." Mr. Markham devoted his leisure time to literature, and contributed verse to the eastern magazines. His poem, " The Man with the Hoe," written after seeing Millet's painting made him famous, but in the published opinion of many critics, his poems on " Lincoln," and on " The Muse of Brotherhood," are superior to this. Mr. Markham is the author of : The Man with tlie Hoe, and Other Poems (1899); The Man with the Hoe, with Notes by the Author (1900) ; Lincoln and Other Poems (1901).

MARKHAM, Henry Harrison, governor of California, was born in Wilmington, N.Y., Nov. 16, 1840 ; son of Nathan B. and Susan (McLeod) Markham, and grandson of Barzilla and Anna (Whittaker) Markham of Brookfield, Conn. He was brought up on a farm and attended school in his native town and Wheeler's academy, Ver- mont. He removed to Wisconsin, joined the Wisconsin volunteers in 1862, and served under Sherman in his march to the sea and through the Carolinas, receiving a severe wound at Whippy's Swamp, Feb. 3, 1865. He was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1867, and to the U.S. courts soon after. He practised in Milwaukee, Wis., 1867-78 ; was married. May 17, 1876, to Mary, daughter of Giles C. and Martha (Porter) Dana of Waukesha, Wis., and in 1878 removed to Pasa- dena, Cal., where he engaged in gold and silver mining. He was a Republican representative from the sixth California district in the 49th congress, 1885-87, and he refused the unanimous re-nomina- tion from both parties for a second term. He was ele(^ted governor of California in 1890, and served 1891-95.

MARKLEY, Philip Swenk, representative, was born in Montgomery county, Pa., about 1788; son of John and Elizabeth (Swenk) Markley, and a descendant of German ancestors who settled in Pennsylvania between 1730 and 1740. His father was sheriff of Montgomery county in 1798 ; U.S. collector of distillery taxes for Pennsylvania in 1800, and about that time removed to Norristown, where he engaged in business. He died in 1834. Philip was admitted to the bar in 1810, and practised successfully at Norristown, Pa. He was deputy state's attorney for Pennsylvania, 1819-21 ; a state senator, 1820-23 ; and a Dem- ocratic representative in the 18tli and 19th con- gresses, 1823-27. He was defeated for the 20th congress in 1826 by John B. Sterigere ; was ap-. pointed naval ofl3cer for the port of Philadelphia