Eli Jones Henkle

Eli Jones Henkle (* November 24, 1828 in Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, † November 1, 1893 in Baltimore, Maryland ) was an American politician. Between 1875 and 1881 he represented the state of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

After an academic education Eli Henkle worked as a teacher in Anne Arundel County. After a subsequent medical studies at the University of Maryland and his 1850 was admitted as a doctor, he started working in Brooklyn in this profession. He also taught medicine at the Maryland Agricultural College, College Park. Henkle was also curator of this educational institution. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. In 1863 he sat in the House of Representatives of Maryland; In 1864 he was part of a commission for the revision of the State Constitution. In the years 1867, 1868 and 1870 he was a member of the Senate of Maryland, from 1872 to 1875 then again the House of Representatives. He also participated in the July 1872 delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore in part.

In the congressional elections of 1874 Henkle was in the fifth electoral district of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of the Republican William Albert on March 4, 1875. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1881 three legislative periods. In 1880, he was not confirmed. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Eli Henkle is no longer politically have appeared. In 1889, he moved to Chicago, but soon returned to Maryland. He died on November 1, 1893 in Baltimore, where he was also buried.