Philip Swenk Markley (July 2, 1789 – September 12, 1834) was an American politician from

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who served as a member of the

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for

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from 1823 to 1827 and as

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from 1829 to 1830.

Early life and education

Markley was born in

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. He moved to

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, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced the practice of law.

Career

He was deputy State’s attorney for

1819 and 1820 and a member of the

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for the 7th district from 1820 to 1823. He was elected as a

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to the Eighteenth Congress and reelected as an Adams Party candidate to the Nineteenth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in

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to the Twentieth Congress. He was appointed naval officer of

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by President

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and served from 1826 to 1829. He served as attorney general of

in 1829. He died in

in 1834. Interment in Saint John Episcopal Church Cemetery in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

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