Background
Davis, Henry Winter was born on August 16, 1817 in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. Son of Review Henry Lyon and Jane (Brown) Davis.
Davis, Henry Winter was born on August 16, 1817 in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. Son of Review Henry Lyon and Jane (Brown) Davis.
Graduate Kenyon College, 1837.
Whig; member United States House of Representatives (Know-Nothing Party) from Maryland., 34th-36th, 38th congresses, 1855-1861, 63-65, Chairman of Commission on foreign relations, 1863. Organized and supported Bell and Everett (Union) Party in Maryland. in opposition to Maryland. administration which recognized right of secession, 1860. Radical opponent of Lincoln’s plan of reconstruction, attempted to substitute his own program known as congressional plan, which received vest pocket veto from Lincoln.
Virtual ruler (with Thaddeus Stevens) of House of Rps.
Leadership of radical Republicans assured by issuance of Wade-Davis Manifesto, 1864. Opposed Johnson’s plan of reconstruction, succeeded in pushing through his own congressional program, 1865.
Member United States House of Representatives (Know-Nothing Party) from Maryland., 34th-36th, 38th congresses, 1855-1861, 63-65, Chairman of Commission on foreign relations, 1863.
Married Constance Gardiner, October 30, 1845. Married second, Nancy Morris, January 26, 1857.