What is "markham"

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Markham was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada created in 1988. Also known as Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville, it was a federal electoral district that elected representatives to the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2000. Notably in 1997 this was the only district in Ontario that did not elect a Liberal MP.

Markham riding was created from parts of York North and York—Peel ridings. It initially consisted of the towns of Markham and Whitchurch-Stouffville in the Regional Municipality of York. The name of the electoral district was changed in 1989 to "Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville". The electoral district was redistributed 1996 into Markham, Oak Ridges and Thornhill ridings. The new Markham riding consisted of the part of the Town of Markham east of Highway No. 404 and south of 16th Avenue.

The electoral district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Markham—Unionville and Oak Ridges—Markham ridings.

Markham is a CBS drama television series starring Ray Milland, which aired during the 1958-1959 and 1959-1960 seasons following Gunsmoke on Saturday nights (later appearing on Thursday nights at 9:30 P.M. Eastern, after January 1960), under the sponsorship of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company.

Milland played private investigator and attorney Roy Markham (previously introduced in a June 1958 Suspicion episode, "Eye For An Eye"). In that Markham had been a successful lawyer, he had the leisure to take detective cases based on his own interest. His fees could vary from the very considerable to his wealthier and corporate clients to nothing for those who desperately needed his services but had few financial means. Markham's cases could take him almost anywhere in the world, although he was based in New York City. In the early episodes of this program, Markham had an assistant, John Riggs ( Simon Scott), but the Riggs character was written out after only a few programs had aired, leaving Markham to solve crimes solo.

Dayton Lummis appeared as Howard Fulton in the 1959 episode entitled "The Father". Elen Willard made her acting debut as Deidre Waugh in the 1960 segment "The Bad Spell". Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr., played Chief Gomez in the 1959 episode "The Bay of the Dead". Carole Mathews appeared as Jan Van Pelt in another 1959 episode, "The Glass Diamond".

Prior to Markham, Milland played the lead role from 1953-1954 in a CBS sitcom, Meet Mr. McNutley, the story of a college professor at fictitious Lynnhaven College, an all-girls institution. For the second season, 1954–1955, the program was renamed The Ray Milland Show.

Markham was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada created in 1986.

Tony Wong resigned in the fall of 2006 to successfully seek election to York Regional Council. His provincial seat was filled in a by-election on February 8, 2007. However the riding was abolished at the October 4, 2007 provincial election, and redistributed between the new provincial ridings of Markham—Unionville and Oak Ridges—Markham as its federal counterpart already has been.

Markham is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918), a British explorer, author, and naval officer
• Algernon Augustus Markham (1869-1949), an Anglican bishop
• Arthur Markham (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bernard Markham (1907-1984), an Anglican Bishop in the third quarter of the 20th Century
• Beryl Markham (1902-1986), a British-born Kenyan writer, pilot and horse trainer
• Sir Clements Markham (1830-1916), a President of the Royal Geographical Society
• Col Markham (born 1940), an Australian politician
• Curtis Markham (born 1959), a former American NASCAR driver in all three top series
• Dale Markham (born 1957), a National Football League player
• David Markham (1913-1983), a British actor

• E. A. Markham (1939-2008), a poet and writer, born in Harris, Montserrat
• Edward Murphy Markham (1877-1950), a United States Army general
• Edwin Markham (1852-1940), an American poet
• Fish Markham (1924-2000), a South African cricketer
• Frank Markham (1897–1975), a British politician
• Fred L. Markham (1902-1984), an American architect in the early 20th century
• George H. Markham (1837-1920), American politician
• Gervase Markham (ca. 1568-1637), an English poet and writer
• Gervase Markham (programmer) (born 1978), a British programmer for the Mozilla Foundation and a lead developer of Bugzilla
• Griffin Markham (d. aft. 1644), an English soldier
• Harry Markham, a former professional English rugby league footballer of the 1950s
• Henry Markham (1840-1923), a United States Representative and 18th Governor of California
• Ian Markham, an American academic
• J. David Markham (born 1945), an award-winning educator, author and internationally respected historian
• James Markham Marshall (1764-1848), a United States federal judge
• Jerry Markham, a leading scholar on business organizations and securities regulation in the United States
• John Markham (died 1479), an English judge and Chief Justice
• John Markham (1761-1827), a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars
• June Markham, a British ice dancer
• Kika Markham (born 1940), a British actress
• Mansfield Markham (born 1905), a British film producer and director
• Monte Markham(born 1935), an American actor
• Pauline Markham (1847-1919), a singer and burlesque dancer during the period of Civil War in the United States
• Petra Markham (born 1947), a British actress
• Pigmeat Markham (real name Dewey Markham, 1904-1981), an African-American entertainer
• Ray Markham (born 1958), a professional ice hockey player
• Richard Markham, an English pianist
• Robert Markham (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rory Markham (born 1982), an American professional mixed martial arts fighter
• Thomas Francis Markham, American Roman Catholic bishop
• Violet Markham (1872-1959), a writer, social reformer and administrator
• William Markham (disambiguation), multiple people