Henry, John, 1750-1798

<ul><b>RACES</b>
<li>11/13/1797 MD Governor Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/07/1796 U.S. President Lost 0.72% (-25.00%)</li>
<li>11/08/1796 US Vice President Lost 0.98% (-32.20%)</li>
<li>12/16/1794 MD US Senate Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/09/1788 MD US Senate Won 51.22% (+2.44%)</li>
<li>12/31/1785 MD Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1784 MD Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1779 MD Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1778 MD Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1777 MD Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
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HENRY, John, a Delegate and a Senator from Maryland; born at 'Weston,' on the Nanticoke River, near Vienna, Dorchester County, Md., in November 1750; attended West Nottingham Academy, Cecil County, Md., and graduated from the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) in 1769; studied law at the Middle Temple in London; returned to the United States in 1775 and practiced law in Dorchester County, Md.; member, Maryland General Assembly; was a Member of the Continental Congress 1778-1780, 1785-1786; was a member of the committee to prepare the ordinance for the government of the Northwest Territory; elected as one of Maryland's first two Members to the United States Senate in 1788; reelected in 1795 and served from March 4, 1789, until July 10, 1797; governor of Maryland 1797-1798; died at his country estate, 'Weston,' Dorchester County, Md., December 16, 1798; interment in Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cambridge, Md.

JOHN HENRY was born at “Weston” in Dorchester County, Maryland in November 1750. His education was attained at the West Nottingham Academy, at Princeton College, from which he graduated around 1769, and at the Middle Temple School in London, where he studied law. Henry entered politics in 1777, serving as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, a position he held two years. He also served as a member of the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1779, 1780, and 1784 to 1786, and was a member of the U.S. Senate from 1789 to 1797. He also received two electoral votes for president of the United States in the 1796 election. The Maryland Legislature elected Henry governor in 1797. He was sworn into office on November 17, 1797. During his tenure, the state militia system was restructured and additional troops were drafted. Because of his declining health, Henry chose not to run for reelection. After leaving office on November 14, 1798, he retired from public service. Governor John Henry passed away on December 16, 1798, and was buried at the family cemetery at “Weston.” In 1908, he was reinterred at Christ Protestant Episcopal Cemetery in Cambridge, Maryland.

<p>John Henry (November 1750 – December 16, 1798) was the eighth Governor of Maryland and member of the United States Senate. He was born at his family's estate (Weston), located near Vienna in Dorchester County.</p>

<p>John Henry was born in November 1750. He was the son of Dorothy Rider and Col. John Henry and the grandson of Rev. John Henry, a Presbyterian minister who came to America in the early 1700s. His grandmother, Mary King, was the daughter of an Irish baronet. His mother was a descendant of one of the early settlers of Dorchester County.</p>

<p>Henry attended West Nottingham Academy in Cecil County, Maryland and graduated from the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) in 1769; he then studied law at the Middle Temple (one of the Inns of Court where English barristers are trained) in London. He returned to the United States in 1775 and practiced law in Dorchester County.</p>