Mark Harden Blandford

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Mark Harden Blandford
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
In office
1883–1890
Appointed byHenry Dickerson McDaniel
Preceded byMartin J. Crawford
Succeeded bySamuel Lumpkin
Member of the
Confederate House of Representatives
from Georgia's 3rd district
In office
May 2, 1864 – March 18, 1865
Preceded byPorter Ingram
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Mark Harden Blandford

(1826-07-13)July 13, 1826
Warren County, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 31, 1902(1902-01-31) (aged 75)
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Resting placeLinwood Cemetery

Mark Harden Blandford (July 13, 1826 – January 31, 1902) was an American soldier, attorney, politician, and judge. He was a Member of the Confederate House of Representatives during the American Civil War.

Biography[]

Mark Blandford was born in Warren County, Georgia. He served in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War and in the Confederate States Army () during the early part of the American Civil War. He represented Georgia in the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865.[1]

After the war, he served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1883 to 1890.[2] He died in Columbus, Georgia, January 31, 1902, and is buried in .[1]

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