Philip Swenk Markley
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Philip Swenk Markley was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Philip Swenk Markley was born in Skippack, Pennsylvania
, near Norristown
. He located in Norristown
, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in Norristown. He was deputy State’s attorney for Pennsylvania
1819 and 1820 and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
from 1820 to 1823. He was elected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth
Congress and reelected as an Adams 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 as attorney general of Pennsylvania
in 1829. He died in Norristown
in 1834. Interment in St. John’s Episcopal Church Cemetery.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Philip Swenk Markley was born in Skippack, Pennsylvania
Skippack, Pennsylvania
Skippack is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,758 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Skippack is located at ....
, near Norristown
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Norristown is a municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, northwest of the city limits of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. The population was 34,324 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County...
. He located in Norristown
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Norristown is a municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, northwest of the city limits of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. The population was 34,324 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County...
, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in Norristown. He was deputy State’s attorney for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
1819 and 1820 and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania State Senate
The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such...
from 1820 to 1823. He was elected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth
18th United States Congress
The Eighteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825, during the seventh and eighth...
Congress and reelected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth
19th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: John Gaillard , until December 4, 1825** Nathaniel Macon , from May 20, 1826- House of Representatives :* Speaker: John W. Taylor -Members:...
Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1826
United States House election, 1826
The U.S. House election, 1826 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1826.In these midterm campaigns, the aftershock of the contested 1824 presidential election remained a major issue...
to the Twentieth
20th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress. He was appointed naval officer of Philadelphia by President Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
, and served as attorney general of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
in 1829. He died in Norristown
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Norristown is a municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, northwest of the city limits of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. The population was 34,324 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County...
in 1834. Interment in St. John’s Episcopal Church Cemetery.