Winder Laird Henry

Winder Laird Henry
Personal details
Born	(1862-12-20)December 20, 1862 Cambridge, Maryland, U.S.
Died	July 5, 1940(1940-07-05) (aged 77) Cambridge, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Christ Church Cemetery Cambridge, Maryland, U.S.
Parent	Daniel Maynadier Henry (father)
Relatives	Charles Goldsborough (great-grandfather) Robert Henry Goldsborough (great-grandfather)

Winder Laird Henry (December 20, 1864 – July 5, 1940) was an American politician.

Early life

Henry was born near Cambridge, Maryland, 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 Bratton 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 in 1898 and engaged in practice in Cambridge. He served as colonel on the staff of Gov. John Walter Smith 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 Maryland Public Service Commission from August 1, 1914 to June 1, 1916.

Personal life

Henry was the great-grandson of Charles Goldsborough and Robert Henry Goldsborough, and the son of Daniel Maynadier Henry.

Death

Henry died in Cambridge, and is interred in Christ Church Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Winder Laird Henry (id: H000521)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.