Daniel Maynadier Henry

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Daniel Maynadier Henry (born February 19, 1823 in Cambridge , Dorchester County , Maryland , †  August 31, 1899 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1877 and 1881 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Daniel Henry attended Cambridge Academy and St. John's College in Annapolis . After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1844, he began to work in this profession in Cambridge. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He served in the Maryland House of Representatives from 1846 to 1849 . In 1869 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the congressional election of 1876 , Henry was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded Philip F. Thomas on March 4, 1877 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1881 . From 1879 he was chairman of the Committee on Accounts . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Daniel Henry practiced as a lawyer again. He died on August 31, 1899 in his hometown of Cambridge.

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SURNAME Henry, Daniel Maynadier
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 19, 1823
PLACE OF BIRTH Cambridge , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH August 31, 1899
Place of death Cambridge , Maryland