Robert Markham (1536–1606) was an English politician. He was born the eldest son of John Markham of

Cotham, Nottinghamshire Cotham, Nottinghamshire is a small village near Newark-on-Trent in the East Midlands of England. Population At the 2011 Census, the village population remained less than 100. It is now included in the civil parish of Staunton, Nottinghamshire, ...

. He was appointed a

Justice of the Peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

(J.P.) for Nottinghamshire from 1564 and High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 1571–2 and 1583–4. He was a

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(MP) of the

Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised t ...

for

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...

in 1571 and 1589 and

Grantham Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln and ...

in 1586. He married twice: firstly Mary, the daughter of Francis Leck of Sutton in the Dale, Derbyshire with whom he had five sons and three daughters; and secondly Jane, the daughter of William Burnell of

Winkburn Winkburn is a small village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district, in Nottinghamshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Caunton. It is located north-west of Southwell and north-west of Newark Newark most commonly refers to: ...

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1536 births 1606 deaths People from Newark and Sherwood (district) High Sheriffs of Nottinghamshire English MPs 1571 English MPs 1586–1587 English MPs 1589 {{16thC-England-MP-stub