Background
Markham, Charles Buchanan was born on September 15, 1926 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Charles Blackwell and Sadie Helen (Hackney) Markham.
Markham, Charles Buchanan was born on September 15, 1926 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Charles Blackwell and Sadie Helen (Hackney) Markham.
Bachelor of Arts, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1945; postgraduate, U. North Carolina Law School, Chapel Hill, 1945-1946; Bachelor of Laws, George Washington University, Washington, 1951.
Reporter, Durham Sun, North Carolina, 1945;
assistant state editor, editorial writer, Charlotte News, North Carolina, 1947-1948;
director publicity and research, Young Democratic Clubs American, Washington, 1948-1949;
executive secretary, Young Democratic Clubs American, Washington, 1949-1950;
political analyst, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Washington, 1950-1951;
special attorney, Internal Revenue Service, Washington and New York City, 1952-1960;
associate, Battle, Fowler, Stokes and Kheel, New York City, 1960-1965;
director research, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, 1965-1968;
deputy assistant secretary, unites states department Housing and Urban Development, Washington, 1969-1972;
assistant dean, Rutgers University Law School, Newark, 1974-1976;
associate professor of law, North Carolina Central U., Durham, 1976-1981;
professor of law, North Carolina Central U., Durham, 1981-1983;
mayor, City of Durham, North Carolina, 1981-1985;
partner, Markham and Wickham, Durham, 1984-1986. Trustee History Preservation Society Durham, 1982-1986. Board directors Stagville Center, 1984-1986.
Member Governor's Crime Commission, Raleigh, 1985. Deputy commissioner North Carolina Industrial Commission, Raleigh, 1986-1993.
Member Carolina Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Delta Theta.