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 by	James D. Porter
Succeeded by	Alvin Hawkins
Personal details
Born	(1836-10-16)October 16, 1836 Owensboro, Kentucky
Died	November 4, 1891(1891-11-04) (aged 55) Nashville, Tennessee
Resting place	Winchester City Cemetery, Winchester, Tennessee
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Novella Davis (m. 1863)
Profession	Attorney
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Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Colonel
Commands	17th Tennessee Infantry
Battles/wars	American 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]