Thomas Holliday Hicks

Thomas Holliday Hicks
United States Senator from Maryland
In office December 29, 1862 – February 14, 1865
Preceded by	James A. Pearce
Succeeded by	John A. J. Creswell
31st Governor of Maryland
In office January 13, 1858 – January 8, 1862
Preceded by	Thomas W. Ligon
Succeeded by	Augustus Bradford
Maryland House of Delegates
In office 1829 – 1830, 1836
Personal details
Born	(1798-09-02)September 2, 1798 East New Market, Maryland, US
Died	February 14, 1865(1865-02-14) (aged 66) Washington, D.C., US
Political party	Democratic (1830–1835) Whig (1835–1854) American (1854–1860) Constitutional Union (1860–1862) Unconditional Union (1862–1865)
Spouses	Ann Thompson Leah A. Raleigh Jane Eliza McNamara Wilcox
Children	5
National Governors Association, Governor's Information, Maryland Governor Thomas Holliday Hicks

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 to join the Confederacy.

In December 1862, Hicks was appointed to the U.S. Senate, where he endorsed Abraham Lincoln's re-election in 1864, but died soon afterwards.