Winder Laird Henry | |
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.jpg) Henry,c. 1894–1901 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's1st district | |
| In office 1894–1895 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Franklin Brattan |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Weldon Miles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1864-12-20)December 20, 1864 |
| Died | July 5, 1940(1940-07-05) (aged 75) Cambridge, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Christ Church Cemetery Cambridge, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Relatives | Charles Goldsborough (great-grandfather) Robert Henry Goldsborough (great-grandfather) |
Winder Laird Henry (December 20, 1864 – July 5, 1940) was an American politician and judge from Maryland. He served as a member of theU.S. House of Representatives from 1894 to 1895.
Henry was born on December 20, 1864, at Hambrooks nearCambridge, Maryland, and attended the public schools as a youth.[1] He engaged in mercantile pursuits and purchased an interest in and became editor of theCambridge Chronicle.[1]
He was elected as a Democrat to theFifty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofRobert Franklin Brattan and served from November 6, 1894, to March 3, 1895, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.[1]
After Congress, Henry resumed newspaper work until 1898, at which point he commenced the study of law. He was admitted to the bar ofDorchester County, Maryland in 1898 and engaged in practice in Cambridge. He served as colonel on the staff of Gov.John Walter Smith from 1899 to 1903 and was commissioner of the land office of Maryland April 1, 1908 to May 1, 1908. He was appointed chief judge of the first judicial circuit in May 1908 and served until October 1, 1909, when he resumed the practice of law in Cambridge.[1] He also engaged in banking and was a member of theMaryland Public Service Commission from August 1, 1914 to June 1, 1916.[1]
Henry was the great-grandson ofCharles Goldsborough andRobert Henry Goldsborough, and the son ofDaniel Maynadier Henry.[1][2]
Henry died on July 5, 1940, in Cambridge, and is interred in Christ Church Cemetery.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMaryland's 1st congressional district 1894–1895 | Succeeded by |
