Daniel Maynadier Henry (February 19, 1823 – August 31, 1899) was an American politician.

Early life

Henry was born near

Cambridge, Maryland Cambridge is a city in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 13,096 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Dorchester County and the county's largest municipality. Cambridge is the fourth most populous city in Maryl ...

, and attended

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and St. John's College of

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. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1844, and practiced in Cambridge.

Career

Henry began his political career as a member of the

Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the State of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House on State Circle in Annapolis, ...

in 1846, and again later in 1849. He also served in the

Maryland State Senate The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. Composed of 47 senators elected from an equal number of constituent single- ...

in 1869. In 1876, Henry was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth, and in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1881. During the forty-sixth congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts. After his tenure in Congress, Henry continued the practice of law until his death.

Personal life

He was the uncle of Maryland Governor Henry Lloyd.

Death

Henry died in Cambridge. He is interred in Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Cemetery.

References

1823 births 1899 deaths Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Democratic Party Maryland state senators People from Dorchester County, Maryland Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland 19th-century American politicians Goldsborough family Burials in Maryland {{Maryland-politician-stub