Thomas Holliday Hicks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Holliday Hicks

American politician

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1798

Place of Birth: Dorchester County, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1865

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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.
He was pro-slavery but anti-secession.
Under pressure to call the General Assembly into special session, he held it in the pro-Union town of Frederick, where he was able to keep the state from seceding. In December 1862, Hicks was appointed to the U.S.
Senate, where he endorsed Lincoln's re-election in 1864, but died soon afterwards.