Henry Winter Davis

Henry Winter Davis
c. 1860–1865
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
Preceded by	Cornelius Lawrence Ludlow Leary
Succeeded by	Charles Edward Phelps
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861
Preceded by	William Thomas Hamilton
Succeeded by	Henry May
Personal details
Born	(1817-08-16)August 16, 1817 Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Died	December 30, 1865(1865-12-30) (aged 48) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Whig (before 1855) Know Nothing (1855–61) Republican (1861–65)
Other political affiliations	Unconditional Union (1863–65)
Alma mater	Kenyon College University of Virginia
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Henry Winter Davis (August 16, 1817 – December 30, 1865) was a United States Representative from the 4th and 3rd congressional districts of Maryland, well known as one of the Radical Republicans during the Civil War. He was the driving force behind the abolition of slavery in Maryland in 1864,^[1] and it was largely because of him that Maryland did not secede.^[2]