John Markham (Royal Navy officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British Royal Navy admiral
Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1761
Place of Birth: Westminster, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 13-Feb-1827
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About John Markham (Royal Navy officer)
- Admiral John Markham, (13 June 1761 – 13 February 1827) was a Royal Navy officer.
- As a junior officer he served in the American Revolutionary War.
- He commanded the third-rate HMS Hannibal in the action of 10 April 1795 and then the third-rate HMS Centaur, capturing a French frigate squadron in the action of 18 June 1799, during the French Revolutionary Wars.
- He went on to be a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and First Naval Lord under Earl St Vincent.
- He also served as MP for Portsmouth.
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Source: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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| Date of birth/death | 13 April 1769 | 7 January 1830 | |
| Location of birth/death | Bristol | London | |
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Source: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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