William Hendricks
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William Hendricks (born November 12, 1782; died May 16, 1850) was Governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825, and a U.S. Senator from 1825 to 1837. Born in 1782 in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, he was the uncle of Thomas Andrews Hendricks, who also was Governor of Indiana and was the twenty-first Vice President of the United States. Hendricks County, Indiana is named for him. He died in 1850 in Madison, Indiana.
BiographyEarly LifeHendricks was born born in Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland County, Pa., November 12, 1782. He attended common school and then went to Jefferson College in until 1810. From 1810 to 1812 he was a school teacher while studying law in Cincinnati. After 1813 he moved to Madison in the Indiana Territory. He there setup a printing press and became proprietor of the Western Eagle, the second newspaper in the territory. Public LifeIn 1813 he was elected a representative to the territorial government in Corydon. In 1814 he was speaker of the assembly. In 1816 he was secretary at the state Constitutional Convention held in Corydon. The same year he was elected to the 14th Congress being continually reelected and serving through the 17th Congress from December 11, 1816, until his resignation July 25, 1822 to become Governor of Indiana. While governor he occupied the Govenor's Headquarters in Corydon. He served as Governor from 1822 until 1825 when he resigned to become a Senator after winning the election in 1824. Back in Congress in 1825 he was an Anti-Jacksonian. He chaired the committee on roads and canals from the 21st to the 23rd Congress. He was reelected as senator in 1830 and served from March 4, 1825, to March 3, 1837 after have lost the election in 1836. Hendricks served trustee on the Indiana University Board from 1829 to 1840. Return to Private LifeIn 1836 Hendricks returned to private life and practicing law in Madison. He died May 16, 1850 and was buried in the Fairmount Cemetery. External links
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