Sir Arthur Basil Markham, 1st Baronet was a British industrialist and politician.
Background
Markham was born on 25 August 1866 at Brimington Hall in Brimington, near Chesterfield. He was the son of Charles Markham who was part owner of the family coal mine, Markham Colliery, in Chesterfield. On his mother"s side he was the grandson of Sir Joseph Paxton, designer of The Great Exhibition"s Crystal Palace.
Education
He was educated at Rugby School.
Career
Markham served from 1900 to 1916 served as Liberal Member of Parliament for the Mansfield Division of Nottinghamshire. He was created a baronet, Markham of Beachborough Park, Newington, Kent, on 10 July 1911. The districts of Beachborough and Newington are now eclipsed by the Eurotunnel terminus on the outskirts of Folkestone.
Arthur Markham"s technical skill, commercial insight and courage helped the development of considerable parts of the English and Welsh coalfields.
He managed and owned a number of other coalmines, and there are many villages, businesses, streets and areas in Wales, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire bearing the name Markham. The firm was one of largest suppliers of coal mine winders.
Lady Markham also nursed. Markham fought tirelessly against the recruitment of under age soldiers into the British Army during the war, and ultimately, these efforts contributed to his untimely death at the age of 50.
Markham died of a heart attack on 5 August 1916 at Newstead Abbey near Mansfield.
Foreign her wartime services, Lady Markham was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1920 New Year Honours. The Arthur Markham Memorial Fund was used to give a prize for the best essay written by a manual worker on a subject chosen for that year. The competition had been chosen as both Markhan"s (Violet and Arthur) believed that there was untapped intelligence that needed to be rewarded.
Membership
27th United Kingdom Parliament. 28th United Kingdom Parliament. 29th United Kingdom Parliament.
30th United Kingdom Parliament.