Henry Markell

Henry Markell (born February 7, 1792 in Stone Arabia , New York , † August 30, 1831 in Palatine , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1825 and 1829 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives . Congressman Jacob Markell was his father.

Career

Henry Markell attended community schools. He studied law . After receiving his license to practice law, he began to practice. As a result of a fragmentation of the Democratic Republican Party before and during the presidency of John Quincy Adams (1825-1829), he joined the Adams faction . In the 1824 congressional elections for the 19th Congress , Markell was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 16th electoral district of New York , where he succeeded John W. Cady on March 4, 1825 . After a successful re-election in 1826 in the 20th Congress , he left the Congress on March 3, 1829 . He died in Palatine on August 30, 1831 and was buried in the St. Johnsville , Montgomery County cemetery.

Henry Markell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Markell, Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 7, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH	Stone Arabia , New York
DATE OF DEATH	August 30, 1831
Place of death	Palatine , New York