Bio of MARKHAM, George H. (b.1860), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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Vol III, pg 281-282
GEORGE H. MARKHAM
George H. Markham, secretary and manager of the Minneapolis Sand. Lime Brick
Company, was born in Rochester, Minnesota, on the 2d of March, 1860, a son of
Mathew and Anna A. (Donnahou) Markham. The father was born in Rochester, New
York, and engaged in business there until 1849, when he came to Minnesota, being
one of the pioneer citizens of this state. He engaged in contracting and in the
conduct of a mercantile business for many years and was one of the highly
esteemed citizens of the community in which he resided. His demise occurred in
his ninety-third year. His wife, Anna A. Donnahou, was born in Troy, New York,
and was a daughter of Mathew Donnahou, also a pioneer of this state. He was one
of the prominent capitalists of his day and was an extensive landholder.
George H. Markham received his education in the private schools of his
birthplace and subsequently entered the business world. For two years he worked
in his father's store in Rochester, after which he was connected with an
implement house for a time in Fargo, North Dakota, and for nine years he
conducted a meat business of his own in Sanborn, North Dakota, and at the
termination of that time he returned to Roches­ter, Minnesota, and for twelve
years was engaged in the live stock business. In 1892 he engaged in the real
estate business with his brother and he was active in that connection in Rush
City, Minnesota, until 1904. In that year he came to Minneapolis and was
associated in the conduct of a loan business for two years. In 1907 they
established the Minneapolis Sand Lime Brick Company, of which George H. Markham
is secretary and manager. The company is enjoying substantial success and is one
of the representative enterprises of this city. The best principles of honesty
and integrity have governed Mr. Markham in all transactions and he is readily
conceded to be one of the foremost business men in Minneapolis. He is a heavy
stockholder in the company and aside from this has other extensive financial
interests. He owns a beautiful home here, valued at twelve thousand dollars.
On the 18th of February, 1892, in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, was celebrated
the marriage of Mr. Markham and Miss Addie A. Pray, a daughter of H. H. Pray of
New York. He emigrated to Wisconsin at an early day and engaged in the lumber
business there until his demise, at the age of eighty-one years. To Mr. and Mrs.
Markham one son has been born, George, who is twenty-nine years of age. He
married Miss Louise Enge of Minneapolis and they are parents of two children:
George H., Jr., six years of age; and Donald, five. George H. Markham, Sr., is
superintendent of the brick factory and one of the prominent young business men
of Minneapolis. He was secretary and treasurer of the Minnesota Cement Brick
Company, secretary of the Minnesota Fibre Bottle Company, and was president of
the Clover Brand Stock Food Company.
Mr. Markham follows an independent course in politics, giving his support to the
man he thinks best fitted for the office without regard to party principles.
Frater­nally he is identified with the Masons, the Knights of Pythias and the
Modern Woodmen of America. His religious faith is that of the St. Andrew's
Episcopal church and he is a generous contributor to its support. Mr. Markham is
an active member of the Business Men's Association. For recreation he turns to
athletics and is a follower of all clean sports. He is a man of genial and
pleasing personality and is very popular.