Daniel P. Markey | |
Office: | Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 5, 1887 |
Term End: | 1888 |
Predecessor: | Newcomb Clark |
Successor: | Gerrit J. Diekema |
State House2: | Michigan |
District2: | Ogemaw County |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1887 |
Term End2: | 1888 |
State House3: | Michigan |
District3: | Iosco County |
Term Start3: | January 1, 1885 |
Term End3: | 1886 |
Birth Date: | 27 June 1857 |
Birth Place: | Bunker Hill Township, Michigan, US |
Death Place: | Detroit, Michigan, US |
Spouse: | Eva Gene Thompson |
Children: | 2 |
Party: | Republican |
Alma Mater: | Pinckney High School |
Daniel P. Markey (June 27, 1857March 2, 1946) was a Michigan politician.
Markey was born to parents James and Catherine Markey on June 27, 1857, in Bunker Hill Township, Ingham County, Michigan. Markey graduated from Pinckney High School. Markey was admitted to the bar in April 1881. In 1883, Markey was appointed probate judge.[1]
Markey married Eva Gene Thompson in 1899. Together they had two children and one step child. Markey was a member of the Knights of the Maccabees.[1]
Markey was sworn in as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Iosco County district on January 7, 1885. He served in this capacity until 1886. On January 5, 1887, he was sworn in as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Ogemaw County district and served in the seat until 1888. During this term, he was also the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.[1] [2]
Markey died in on March 2, 1946, at a hospital in Detroit.[3] [1] He is interred in Lakeside Cemetery.