# Mr. Markham — The Masqueraders character guide > Mr. Markham in The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Markham, Gregory Markham, Gregory **First appearance:** 0002-i-a-lady-in-distress ## Snapshot A scheming opportunist who smells secrets on every stranger, he trades in information and has his eye fixed on the mysterious Lord Barham. ## Who they are Gregory Markham moves through the margins of fashionable London, a man whose friendships are transactional and whose instincts for weakness are sharp. When a nervous stranger comes looking for Lord Barham, Markham sees not a threat but a commodity, and his willingness to squeeze information from the desperate puts him on a collision course with the Tremaines. He is the kind of enemy who does not need proof to act, only suspicion and the promise of profit. ## Relationships ### [Letty Grayson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/characters/letty_grayson) _romantic_ Letty and Mr. Markham are involved in a flirtatious, romantic courtship with playful tension. ### [Lord Clevedale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/characters/lord_clevedale) _social_ Lord Clevedale and Mr. Markham are acquaintances moving in the same social circles, with occasional interactions. ### [Sir Anthony Fanshawe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/characters/sir_anthony_fanshawe) _social_ Mr. Markham and Sir Anthony are social acquaintances, moving in the same fashionable circles. ### [Lord Clevedale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/characters/lord_clevedale) _social_ Lord Clevedale and Mr. Markham are acquaintances moving in the same social circles, with occasional interactions. ### [Sir Anthony Fanshawe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/characters/sir_anthony_fanshawe) _social_ Mr. Markham and Sir Anthony are social acquaintances, moving in the same fashionable circles. ### [Letty Grayson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/characters/letty_grayson) _romantic_ Letty and Mr. Markham are involved in a flirtatious, romantic courtship with playful tension. ### [Lord Clevedale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/characters/lord_clevedale) _social_ Lord Clevedale and Mr. Markham are acquaintances moving in the same social circles, with occasional interactions. ### [Letty Grayson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/characters/letty_grayson) _romantic_ Letty and Mr. Markham are involved in a flirtatious, romantic courtship with playful tension. ### [Sir Anthony Fanshawe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/characters/sir_anthony_fanshawe) _social_ Mr. Markham and Sir Anthony are social acquaintances, moving in the same fashionable circles. ## In the story ### [A Lady in Distress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/i-a-lady-in-distress) The antagonist who had abducted Letty Grayson; he is knocked down by Mr. Merriot and later finds his chaise gone. ### [Arrival of a Large Gentleman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/ii-arrival-of-a-large-gentleman) Letty's elopement partner; mentioned as having been in his cups and frightening her. ### [Mistress Prudence to Herself](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/iv-mistress-prudence-to-herself) Mentioned as a man of mauvais ton, a gambler, and friend of Lord Barham; Lady Lowestoft warns against him. ### [The Polite World Receives Mr. and Miss Merriot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/vi-the-polite-world-receives-mr-and-miss-merriot) Not directly present in this chapter. ### [A Taste of a Large Gentleman's Temper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/vii-a-taste-of-a-large-gentleman-s-temper) Seen at White's with Lord Barham, scowls at Prudence but later smiles, suspected of mischief. ### [IX: Mohocks Abroad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/ix-mohocks-abroad) Seen at White's writing letters; later hears of the attack and is confronted by Lord Barham. ### [X: Sudden and Startling Appearance of the Old Gentleman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/x-sudden-and-startling-appearance-of-the-old-gentleman) Mentioned as the likely instigator of the attack on Robin; Sir Anthony warns Prudence about his vengeful nature. ### [Encounter at White's](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/xiii-encounter-at-white-s) At White's with Rensley; recognizes Lord Barham as a former gaming-house keeper from Munich after seeing him throw dice. ### [My Lord Barham Becomes Mysterious](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/xiv-my-lord-barham-becomes-mysterious) Continues to ingratiate himself with Letty; faces financial troubles and seeks a new patron after Rensley's decline. ### [Sad Falling Out of Friends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/xvii-sad-falling-out-of-friends) Angry with Rensley for spoiling their plans; acquires a letter from a stranger implicating Colney in Jacobite activities and considers blackmailing Lord Barham. ### [Ingenuity of My Lord Barham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/xx-ingenuity-of-my-lord-barham) Attempts to blackmail Lord Barham with a Jacobite letter but is outwitted and forced to accept a lesser exchange. ### [Proceedings of Mr. Markham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/xxi-proceedings-of-mr-markham) Plans to abduct Letty and blackmails her with her father's Jacobite letter to force her into marriage. ### [Tortuous Methods of My Lord Barham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/xxii-tortuous-methods-of-my-lord-barham) The villain of the plot; he blackmails Letty with a letter from her father and plans to elope with her, unaware that Lord Barham is manipulating him. ### [The Fight by Moonlight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/xxiii-the-fight-by-moonlight) Blackmails Letty into elopement, fights a duel with the masked stranger, and is killed. ### [Return of Miss Grayson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/xxiv-return-of-miss-grayson) Killed by Robin in a duel; his body is carried to the coach and later taken to his lodgings. ### [Arrest of Mr. Merriot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/xxvi-arrest-of-mr-merriot) Mentioned as the deceased; his murder is the basis for the warrant against Prudence. ### [XXVII: Violence on the King's High Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/chapters/xxvii-violence-on-the-king-s-high-road) Referenced as the man Prudence is accused of killing. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/characters/mr_markham - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_masqueraders_se/characters