Daniel Maynadier Henry

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Daniel Maynadier Henry

| image =

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| order =

|state = Maryland

|district = {{ushr|MD|1|1st}}

|term_start = March 4, 1877

|term_end = March 3, 1881

|predecessor = Philip Francis Thomas

|successor = George Washington Covington

| party = Democratic

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1823|2|19}}

| birth_place = Cambridge, Maryland, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1899|8|31|1823|2|19}}

| death_place = Cambridge, Maryland, U.S.

| resting_place = Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Cemetery

| alma_mater = St. John's College

| spouse =

| children = Winder Laird Henry

| relatives = Henry Lloyd {{small|(nephew)}}

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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, was admitted to the bar in 1844, and practiced in Cambridge.

Career

Henry began his political career as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1846, and again later in 1849. He also served in the Maryland State Senate in 1869. In 1876, Henry was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth, and in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1881. During the forty-sixth congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts.

After his tenure in Congress, Henry continued the practice of law until his death.

Personal life

He was the uncle of Maryland Governor Henry Lloyd.{{Citation|author=Frank F. White, Jr.|title=The Governors of Maryland 1777-1970|chapter-url=http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001400/001471/html/1471bio2.html|access-date=2011-05-30|year=1970|publisher=The Hall of Records Commission|location=Annapolis|pages=207–209|chapter=Biography of Henry Lloyd|oclc=144620|archive-date=October 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010045116/http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001400/001471/html/1471bio2.html|url-status=dead}}