Biografía
He was the son of the Rev. David Markham, Canon of Windsor, a schoolfellow of Goodenough's at Westminster, and a naval entry at the same time.
He was a cousin of A.H. Markham.
He then travelled in Peru for a year, after which he entered the Civil Service and in 1854 was appointed to the Board of Control of the East India Company.
From 1866 to 1877 he was in charge of the Geographical Section of the India Office.
In 1866-1867 he accompanied the Abyssinian expedition and was present at the capture of Magdala.
He was Secretary and the President of both the Hakluyt Society 1889-1909 and the Royal Geographical Society for many years.
He encouraged the 1875 Arctic Expedition under Sir George Nares and accompanied it as far as Greenland as an observer.
He presided over an International Geographic Congress in London in 1895 and was advanced to K.C.B. the following year.
He gave invaluable preliminary assistance to Scott's first Antarctic Expedition.
He died in London 30 January 1916.
Servicio militar
He joined the Royal Navy as a Midshipman RN.
In 1850-1851 he served in HMS Assistance under the command of Captain H.T. Austin in search of Sir John Franklin.
He then resigned from the Royal Navy and became a distinguished geographer and historian.
He was appointed as a Commander RN (With seniority dated 29/11/1872).
In 1875 he served in the Arctic Expedition.
Referencias
Markham, Clements R. (1875)
