Henry Ridgely Warfield

Henry Ridgely Warfield (September 14, 1774 – March 18, 1839) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland. He was born in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at the 1300-acre property "Bushy Park".[1] He was the son of Charles Alexander Warfield and Eliza Ridgely, and grandson of Maj. Henry Ridgely. His father, Dr. Warfield (1751–1813), was an originator of the medical school of the University of Maryland, and as a member of the Whig club, set fire to the Peggy Stewart at Annapolis, Maryland, destroying her cargo of tea.[2]

He held several local offices. He later settled in Frederick, Maryland, and was elected to the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1825, as a Federalist representative. He died in Frederick.

References

Hester Dorsey Richardson. Side-lights on Maryland history with sketches of early Maryland families.
Johnson, Rossiter (ed.). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Vol. I-X (10).

United States Congress. "Henry Ridgely Warfield (id: W000150)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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[1] Hester Dorsey Richardson. Side-lights on Maryland history with sketches of early Maryland families.

[2] Johnson, Rossiter (ed.). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Vol. I-X (10).