Henry Markell (February 7, 1792 Stone Arabia,

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– August 30, 1831

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, Montgomery Co., NY) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was the son of Congressman

Jacob Markell Jacob Markell (May 8, 1770 – November 26, 1852) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York, father of Henry Markell. Born in Schenectady County, New York, Markell attended the common school ...

(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

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and

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es, holding office from March 4, 1825, to March 3, 1829. At the time of his death, he practiced at

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, and was buried at the cemetery in the area which in 1838 was separated from Oppenheim as the Town of St. Johnsville.

Sources

''The New York State Register for 1831''
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