{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Daniel P. Markey | image = D.P. Markey LCCN2014685088.jpg | office = Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives | term_start = January 5, 1887 | term_end = 1888 | predecessor = Newcomb Clark | successor = Gerrit J. Diekema | state_house2 = Michigan | district2 = Ogemaw County | term_start2 = January 1, 1887 | term_end2 = 1888 | state_house3 = Michigan | district3 = Iosco County | term_start3 = January 1, 1885 | term_end3 = 1886 | birth_date = {{birth date|1857|6|27}} | birth_place = Bunker Hill Township, Michigan, US | death_date = {{death date and age|1946|3|2|1857|6|27}} | death_place = Detroit, Michigan, US | spouse = Eva Gene Thompson | children = 2 | profession = | website = | party = Republican | alma_mater = Pinckney High School }}

'''Daniel P. Markey''' (June 27, 1857{{snds}}March 2, 1946) was a Michigan politician.

== Early life == Markey was born to parents James and Catherine Markey on June 27, 1857, in Bunker Hill Township, Ingham County, Michigan. Markey graduated from Pinckney High School. Markey was admitted to the bar in April 1881. In 1883, Markey was appointed probate judge.<ref name="legislator_markey">{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/3156 |title=Legislator Details - Daniel P. Markey |publisher=Library of Michigan|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}</ref>

== Personal life == Markey married Eva Gene Thompson in 1899. Together they had two children and one step child. Markey was a member of the Knights of the Maccabees.<ref name="legislator_markey"/>

== Political career == Markey was sworn in as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Iosco County district on January 7, 1885. He served in this capacity until 1886. On January 5, 1887, he was sworn in as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Ogemaw County district and served in the seat until 1888. During this term, he was also the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.<ref name="legislator_markey"/><ref name="plgrave_markey">{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marianetti-markowitz.html |title=Marhoffer to Markrich |publisher=Political Graveyard|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}</ref>

== Death == Markey died in on March 2, 1946, at a hospital in Detroit.<ref>{{cite news|title=D.P. Markey, of Maccabees, Dead at 88|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60403537/obituary-for-daniel-p-markey-aged-88/|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|page=8|date=March 4, 1946|access-date=October 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name="legislator_markey"/> He is interred in Lakeside Cemetery.

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