John Markham

(1761-1827)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Markham, John, 1761-1827 NRA: Markham John (1761-1827) MP Admiral DNB: Markham, John (1761–1827), naval officer LBT ID: JoMarkh1827 VIAF ID: 61911364 LOC ID: no2008095012	B/BAP: 1761-06-13 DIED: 1827-02-13
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Naval officer, the son of William Markham, archbishop of York; educated at Westminster School, he was patronized by Lord St Vincent and represented Admiralty interests in Parliament as MP for Portsmouth (1801-18, 1820-26).
REFERENCES TO John Markham: Eleanor Creevey to Thomas Creevey, 5 November 1805 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Found 1: ¶ 1 Creevey, Thomas, 1768-1838, The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Ch. III: 1805