Henry Winter David
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Henry Winter Davis (1817-1866) was an American attorney and Congressman. After graduating from Kenyon College in 1837, Davis studied law at the University of Virginia. His father, Henry Lyon Davis, was a clergyman in the Protestant Episcopal Church, the president of St. John's College, at Annapolis, and rector of St. Ann's parish.
Originally, Davis worked as a lawyer in Baltimore, Maryland, and became an active member of the Whig Party.
In 1854, he was elected to the House of Representatives as a Know-Nothing Republican and was reelected in 1856 and 1858. During the American Civil War, Davis was disgusted with slavery and became a member of the Radical Republicans.
Davis returned to his law practice in Baltimore, and died on December 30, 1865.
External links
- Famous Americans: Henry Winter David (http://www.famousamericans.net/henrywinterdavis/)
- Mr. Lincoln's White House: Henry Winter David (http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/templates/display.search.cfm?ID=658)
- Spartacus Educational Biography (http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASdavis.htm)