Winder Laird Henry (December 20, 1864 – July 5, 1940) was an American politician and judge from Maryland. He served as a member of the

U.S. House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...

from 1894 to 1895.

Early life

Henry was born on December 20, 1864, at Hambrooks near

Cambridge, Maryland Cambridge is a city in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 13,096 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Dorchester County and the county's largest municipality. Cambridge is the fourth most populous city in Ma ...

, and attended the public schools as a youth. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and purchased an interest in and became editor of the ''Cambridge Chronicle''.

Career

He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of

Robert Franklin Brattan Robert Franklin Brattan (May 13, 1845 – May 10, 1894) was an American politician and lawyer. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates, Maryland Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. Early life Robert Franklin Brattan was born ...

and served from November 6, 1894, to March 3, 1895, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1894. After Congress, Henry resumed newspaper work until 1898, at which point he commenced the study of law. He was admitted to the bar of

Dorchester County, Maryland Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. At the 2020 census, the population was 32,531. Its county seat is Cambridge. The county was formed in 1669 and named for the Earl of Dorset, a family friend of the Calvert ...

in 1898 and engaged in practice in Cambridge. He served as colonel on the staff of Gov.

John Walter Smith John Walter Smith (February 5, 1845April 19, 1925), was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party in the United States, held several public offices representing the state of Maryland. From 1899 to 1900, he was a U.S. congre ...

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. He also engaged in banking and was a member of the

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from August 1, 1914 to June 1, 1916.

Personal life

Henry was the great-grandson of

Charles Goldsborough Charles Goldsborough (July 15, 1765December 13, 1834) served as the 16th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States in 1819. Early life Goldsborough was born at "Hunting Creek", near Cambridge in Dorchester County, Maryland, and ...

and

Robert Henry Goldsborough Robert Henry Goldsborough (January 4, 1779October 5, 1836) was an American politician from Talbot County, Maryland. Early life Robert Henry Goldsborough was born on January 4, 1779, at "Myrtle Grove" near Easton, Maryland. He was educated by ...

, and the son of

Daniel Maynadier Henry Daniel Maynadier Henry (February 19, 1823 – August 31, 1899) was an American politician. Early life Henry was born near Cambridge, Maryland, and attended Cambridge Academy and St. John's College of Annapolis, Maryland. He studied law, ...

. Henry died on July 5, 1940, in Cambridge, and is interred in Christ Church Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Winder Laird 1864 births 1940 deaths American newspaper editors Judges of the Supreme Court of Maryland People from Dorchester County, Maryland Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland Goldsborough family 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives