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Philip S. Markley






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Philip Swenk Markley (July 2, 1789 – September 12, 1834) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district from 1823 to 1827 and as Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1830.

Early life and education

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Markley was born in Skippack, Pennsylvania. He moved to Norristown, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced the practice of law.

Career

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He was deputy State’s attorney for Pennsylvania 1819 and 1820 and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 7th district from 1820 to 1823.[1] He was elected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and reelected as an Adams Party candidate to the Nineteenth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1826 to the Twentieth Congress. He was appointed naval officer of Philadelphia by President Andrew Jackson and served from 1826 to 1829.[2] He served as attorney general of Pennsylvania in 1829. He died in Norristown in 1834. Interment in Saint John Episcopal Church Cemetery in Norristown, Pennsylvania.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Philip S Markley Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  • ^ Customs Service, U. S. (1985). "A biographical directory of the United States Custom Service, 1771-1989". Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  • ^ "Philip Swenk Markley". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  • Sources

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    Pennsylvania State Senate
    Preceded by

    George Weaver

    Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 7th district
    1820-1823
    Succeeded by

    Matthew Henderson

    U.S. House of Representatives
    Preceded by

    John Findlay
    James McSherry

    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district

    1823–1827
    Succeeded by

    John Benton Sterigere

    Legal offices
    Preceded by

    Amos Ellmaker

    Attorney General of Pennsylvania
    1829–1830
    Succeeded by

    Samuel Douglas


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