| Henry A. Silver | |
| State Delegate: | Maryland |
| Term Start: | 1865 |
| Term End: | 1866 |
| Term Start2: | 1856 |
| Term End2: | 1856 |
| Birth Date: | 10 June 1826 |
| Birth Place: | Harford County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Death Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Bellefontaine Cemetery St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Children: | 4 |
Henry A. Silver (June 10, 1826 – May 27, 1885) was an American politician and librarian from Maryland who served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County in 1856 and from 1865 to 1866.
Henry A. Silver was born on June 10, 1826, in Harford County, Maryland.[1]
Silver was a Know Nothing. Silver served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County in 1856 and from 1865 to 1866.[2] [3] [4] Silver served as a vice president during the 1867 Maryland Constitutional Convention.[5] [6] In March 1868, Silver was appointed as librarian of the state of Maryland.[1] [7] In 1873, Silver ran for the Democratic nomination for the Maryland Senate, but lost.[8] In 1874, Silver worked as the journal clerk of the Maryland House of Delegates.[9]
Silver worked for the St. Louis, Missouri, railway mail service.[1] [10] At the time of his death, he was endorsed for promotion as superintendent of his department.[1] [6]
In 1859, Silver was a member of the board of directors of the Conowingo Bridge Company.[11]
Silver married and had one son and three daughters, Edwin, Anna, Lizzie and May.[10] His son Edwin A. Silver served as state's attorney in Jefferson City, Missouri, and was charged with the murder of a police officer.[10] [12] [13]
Silver moved to Missouri later in life.[14]
Silver died of apoplexy on May 27, 1885, in St. Louis.[10] [14] He was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.[15]