Henry Chew Gaither

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Henry Chew Gaither, born January 25, 1778, to William Gaither I and Elizabeth Howard Davis [1] served in Maryland House of Delegates from 1808 to 1810. [2] He married Eliza Worthington and had only one child, William Lingan Gaither who served as Montgomery County's representative in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1839 to 1841. [2]

He died February 12, 1845, and is buried with his wife at Pleasant Fields, his ancestral home. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Farquhar, Roger Brooke (1952). Historic Montgomery County, Maryland,: Old Homes and History. p. 246.
  2. 1 2 "William Lingan Gaither (1813-1858) MSA SC 3520-1594". Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series). Maryland State Archives . Retrieved 4 January 2014.