John Henry (Maryland politician)

John Henry
8th Governor of Maryland
In office
November 17, 1797 – November 14, 1798
Preceded byJohn H. Stone
Succeeded byBenjamin Ogle
United States Senator
from Maryland
In office
March 4, 1789 – December 10, 1797
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJames Lloyd
Personal details
BornNovember 1750 (1750-11)
Dorchester County, Province of Maryland, British America
DiedDecember 16, 1798(1798-12-16) (aged 48)
Dorchester County, U.S.
Political partyFederalist Party
Democratic-Republican
Spouse
Margaret Campbell
(m. 1787; died 1789)
ChildrenJohn Campbell Henry
Francis Jenkins Henry
Alma materCollege of New Jersey

John Henry (November 1750 – December 16, 1798) was the eighth Governor of Maryland and member of the United States Senate. He was born at his family's estate (Weston), located near Vienna in Dorchester County.[1]

  1. ^ "HENRY, John - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 29, 2017.