Philip Swenk Markley (July 2, 1789 – September 12, 1834) was an American politician fromPennsylvania who served as a member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 5th congressional district from 1823 to 1827 and asAttorney General of Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1830.
Markley was born inSkippack, Pennsylvania. He moved toNorristown, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced the practice of law.
He was deputy State’s attorney forPennsylvania 1819 and 1820 and a member of thePennsylvania State Senate for the7th district from 1820 to 1823.[1] He was elected as aJackson Republican to theEighteenth Congress and reelected as anAdams Party candidate to theNineteenth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1826 to theTwentieth Congress. He was appointed naval officer ofPhiladelphia by PresidentAndrew Jackson and served from 1826 to 1829.[2] He served as attorney general ofPennsylvania in 1829. He died inNorristown in 1834. Interment in Saint John Episcopal Church Cemetery in Norristown, Pennsylvania.[3]
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| Preceded by George Weaver | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,7th district 1820-1823 | Succeeded by Matthew Henderson |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 5th congressional district 1823–1827 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1829–1830 | Succeeded by |
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