Background
Henry was born near Cambridge, Maryland, and attended Cambridge Academy and Saint John"s College of Annapolis, Maryland.
United States representative politician
Henry was born near Cambridge, Maryland, and attended Cambridge Academy and Saint John"s College of Annapolis, Maryland.
He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1844, and practiced in Cambridge.
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 in Cambridge.
He was the uncle of Maryland Governor Henry Lloyd.
Henry began his political career as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1846, and again later in 1849.