Mark Harden Blandford

Mark Harden Blandford
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
In office 1883–1890
Appointed by	Henry Dickerson McDaniel
Preceded by	Martin J. Crawford
Succeeded by	Samuel Lumpkin
Member of the Confederate House of Representatives from Georgia's 3rd district
In office May 2, 1864 – March 18, 1865
Preceded by	Porter Ingram
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Mark Harden Blandford (1826-07-13)July 13, 1826 Warren County, Georgia, U.S.
Died	January 31, 1902(1902-01-31) (aged 75) Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Resting place	Linwood 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 (12th Georgia Infantry Regiment) during the early part of the American Civil War. He represented Georgia in the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865.

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