Henry Page
American politician and jurist (1841–1913)
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Henry Page (born John Woodland Crisfield Jr.; June 28, 1841 – January 7, 1913) was an American politician and jurist. A Democrat, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland.
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June 28, 1841
Henry Page | |
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Page, c. 1901 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – September 3, 1892 | |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Gibson |
| Succeeded by | John B. Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Woodland Crisfield Jr. June 28, 1841 |
| Died | January 7, 1913 (aged 71) Princess Anne, Maryland, US |
| Party | Democratic |
| Parent | John W. Crisfield (father) |
| Occupation | Politician, judge |
Biography
Page was born John Woodland Crisfield Jr.,[1] on June 28, 1841, in Princess Anne, Maryland, the son of politician John W. Crisfield.[2] He was raised by his maternal grandmother, Amy Page, his name being legally changed to Henry Page in 1848.[1] He was educated in West Chester, by one Anthony Bolivar, afterwards studying at the University of Virginia,[3] during which he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi.[2]
During the American Civil War, Page served in the Confederate States Army[4] and was stationed at the Harpers Ferry Armory for about six week.[1] He read law under his father and one William S. Waters,[4] and in 1864, was admitted to the bar, after which he began practicing law in Princess Anne.[3] He was president of the Savings Bank of Somerset County.[4] From 1870 to 1884, he was the attorney of Somerset County.[3]
Page was a Democrat. He was a delegate to the 1867 Maryland Constitutional Convention.[3] He ran for the Maryland General Assembly in 1884, losing by four votes.[1] He was a member of the United States House of Representatives, from March 4, 1891, to September 3, 1892, representing Maryland's 1st district.[3]
Page resigned to become a judge of the Appellate Court of Maryland, being appointed chief justice of its first district court in August of that year. He was elected to the position for a fifteen-year term.[3] He was a Presidential elector in the 1888 election, as which he voted for Grover Cleveland and Allen G. Thurman.[4] Ideologically, he leaned liberal.[5]
Page was Presbyterian[2] and a member of the Knights of Pythias.[4] In October 1867, he married Virginia Upshur Dennis, with whom he had five children.[4] In 1896, he was paralyzed, suffering a paralyzing stroke on December 24, 1912.[1] He died on January 7, 1913, aged 71, in Princess Anne,[3] and was buried at Manokin Presbyterian Church Cemetery.[2][3]
