Henry Winter Davis | |
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.jpg) c. 1860–1865 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Cornelius Lawrence Ludlow Leary |
| Succeeded by | Charles Edward Phelps |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | William Thomas Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Henry May |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 16, 1817 Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | December 30, 1865 (aged 48) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig (before 1855) Know Nothing (1855–61) Union (1861–63) Unconditional Union (1863–65) |
| Alma mater | Kenyon College University of Virginia |
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Henry Winter Davis (August 16, 1817 – December 30, 1865) was a United States Representative from the 4th and 3rd congressional districts of Maryland, well known as one of the Radical Republicans during the Civil War. He was the driving force behind the abolition of slavery in Maryland in 1864,[1] and it was largely because of him that Maryland did not secede.[2]
- ^ Wagandt, Charles Lewis, The Mighty Revolution: Negro Emancipation in Maryland, 1862-1864 (The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1964)
- ^ "Henry Winter Davis | American Politician, Abolitionist & Civil War Congressman | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.