Henry Markell
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{infobox officeholder
|name=Henry Markell
|state=New York
|district={{ushr|NY|16|16th}}
|term_start=March 4, 1825
|term_end=March 3, 1829
|predecessor=John W. Cady
|successor=Benedict Arnold
|birth_date={{birth date|1792|2|7}}
|birth_place=Palatine, New York, U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1831|8|30|1792|2|7}}
|death_place=Palatine, New York, U.S.
|father=Jacob Markell
|profession=Politician, lawyer
}}
Henry Markell (February 7, 1792 Stone Arabia, Montgomery County, New York – August 30, 1831 Palatine, Montgomery Co., NY) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of Congressman Jacob Markell (1770–1852). He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced.
Markell was elected as an Adams man to the 19th and 20th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1825, to March 3, 1829.
At the time of his death, he practiced at Oppenheim, and was buried at the cemetery in the area which in 1838 was separated from Oppenheim as the Town of St. Johnsville.
Sources
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- [https://books.google.com/books?id=WxYXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA268&lpg=PA268 The New York State Register for 1831] by Edwin Williams (page 268)
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Category:People from Palatine, New York
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
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