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Thomas Holliday Hicks (September 2, 1798 – February 14, 1865) was a politician in the divided border-state of Maryland during the American Civil War. As governor, opposing the Democrats, his views accurately reflected the conflicting local loyalties.
THOMAS HOLLIDAY HICKS was born in Dorchester County, Maryland on September 2, 1798. His education was attained in the local schools of his native state. After working in the mercantile and boating industries, Hicks entered into a political career.
Maryland Governor, U.S. Senator. Successful in the mercantile and boating industries, he later served as the Maryland Dorchester County Sheriff in 1824 and was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, (1829-30, 36).
Thomas Holliday Hicks (1798-1865) was governor of Maryland from 1858 to 1862. As governor during the outbreak of the Civil War, Hicks played a central role in preventing Maryland from joining the Confederacy. Although a slave-owner and Southerner, Hicks was strongly Unionist and rejected secession.
Some, including Hicks, explored the possibility of forming a league of border states to counter the Union and the Confederacy. Hicks eventually rejected such a plan as being of dubious constitutionality, just as he believed secession was.
During the secession crisis of 1860-1861, Governor Hicks took several crucial steps to keep the border slave state of Maryland in the Union. First he refused to meet officially with the agents of seceded southern states intent on persuading Maryland to join the Confederacy.
Aug 15, 2023 · Thomas Holliday Hicks (September 2, 1798 – February 14, 1865) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as the 31st Governor of Maryland from 1858 until 1862, and as a U.S. Senator from Maryland from 1862 until his death in 1865.
