Thomas Holliday Hicks | |
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| United States Senator from Maryland | |
| In office December 29, 1862 – February 14, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | James A. Pearce |
| Succeeded by | John A. J. Creswell |
| 31st Governor of Maryland | |
| In office January 13, 1858 – January 8, 1862 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Ligon |
| Succeeded by | Augustus Bradford |
| Maryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1829 – 1830, 1836 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 2, 1798 East New Market, Maryland, US |
| Died | February 14, 1865 (aged 66) Washington, D.C., US |
| Political party | Democratic (1830–35) Whig (1835–54) American (1854–60) Constitutional Union (1860–61) Union (1861–65) |
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| Children | 5 |
| National Governors Association, Governor's Information, Maryland Governor Thomas Holliday Hicks | |
Thomas Holliday Hicks (September 2, 1798 – February 14, 1865) was a politician in the divided border-state of Maryland during the American Civil War. As governor, opposing the Democrats, his views accurately reflected the conflicting local loyalties. He was pro-slavery but anti-secession. Under pressure to call the General Assembly into special session, he held it in the pro-Union town of Frederick, where he was able to keep the state from seceding to join the Confederacy.
In December 1862, Hicks was appointed to the U.S. Senate, where he endorsed Abraham Lincoln's re-election in 1864, but died soon afterwards.