▁June ▁ 1 6 6 0 . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁baron et cy ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁on ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 1 6 6 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Gran th am ▁in ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁to ▁the ▁Caval ier ▁Parliament . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁MP ▁for ▁New ark ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁elections ▁of ▁ 1 6 7 9 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 1 . ▁▁▁ ▁Mark ham ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁about ▁ 4 6 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Sed geb ro oke . ▁▁ ▁Mark ham ▁married ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 6 6 5 , ▁at ▁York , ▁Mary ▁W idd r ington , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁W idd r ington , ▁of ▁Ch es bourne , ▁North umber land , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Frances ▁Fair f ax , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Ferd in ando ▁Fair f ax , ▁ 2 nd ▁Lord ▁Fair f ax ▁of ▁Camer on . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 4 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 6 9 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁W ad ham ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁Category : Bar on ets ▁in ▁the ▁Baron et age ▁of ▁England ▁Category : English ▁MP s ▁ 1 6 6 1 – 1 6 7 9 ▁Category : English ▁MP s ▁ 1 6 7 9 ▁Category : English ▁MP s ▁ 1 6 8 0