Mark Harden Blandford

Mark Harden Blandford 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 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 (U.S. state)|Georgia (U.S. state)|Supreme Court of Georgia] from 1883 to 1890. He died in Columbus, Georgia, January 31, 1902, and is buried in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia.