Albert S. Marks

Albert Smith Marks
Portrait of Marks by Washington B. Cooper
21st Governor of Tennessee
In office
February 16, 1879 – January 17, 1881
Preceded byJames D. Porter
Succeeded byAlvin Hawkins
Personal details
Born(1836-10-16)October 16, 1836
Owensboro, Kentucky
DiedNovember 4, 1891(1891-11-04) (aged 55)
Nashville, Tennessee
Resting placeWinchester City Cemetery, Winchester, Tennessee
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNovella Davis (m. 1863)
ProfessionAttorney
Signature
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States of America Confederate States of America
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Colonel
Commands17th Tennessee Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
 • Camp Wildcat (1861)
 • Mill Springs (1862)
 • Munfordville (1862)
 • Stones River (1862)

Albert Smith Marks (October 16, 1836 – November 4, 1891) was an American attorney, soldier and politician. He was the 21st governor of Tennessee from 1879 to 1881. Prior to that, he had served as a state chancery court judge. Marks fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War, and part of his leg was amputated as a result of a wound suffered at the Battle of Stones River in 1862.[1]

  1. ^ John Thweatt, Albert Smith Marks, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 2 November 2012.