William Hendricks

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William Hendricks

William Hendricks (born November 12, 1782 in Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania , †  May 16, 1850 in Madison , Indiana ) was an American politician and between 1822 and 1825 the third governor of Indiana. He also represented this state in both chambers of Congress .

Early years and political advancement

William Hendricks attended local schools in his homeland and then Jefferson College in Washington until 1810 . He then moved to Cincinnati ( Ohio ), where he studied law and worked as a teacher alongside. After graduating and admitted to the bar, he moved to Madison, Indiana . There he worked as a lawyer. At the same time he published one of the first newspapers in the area. This soon made him so well known that he was able to embark on a political career. Hendrick's political rise began in 1813 when he was elected to the territorial parliament. Shortly afterwards he even became president ( speaker ) of this body. In 1816 he served as secretary to the Indiana Constituent Assembly. Then he was elected as the first new state MP to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . He stayed there from 1816 to 1822.

Governor and US Senator

On August 5, 1822, Hendricks was elected as the Democratic Republican Party candidate for the new governor of Indiana. He took up his new office on December 5, 1822. During his tenure, he campaigned for the development and expansion of the education system in his country. At that time the capital of India was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis . However, the decision to take this step had been taken a few years earlier under Governor Jonathan Jennings . At that time the population of Indiana rose sharply due to many new immigrants.

In 1824, Hendricks was elected to the US Senate . For this reason, he resigned as governor on February 12, 1825. Between 1825 and 1837 he was a member of this Chamber of Parliament as a National Republican; there he was chairman of the committee for the development of roads and canals in the United States. After not being confirmed in 1836, Hendricks retired to his hometown of Madison and returned to practice as a lawyer. Between 1929 and 1840 he was still a curator at Indiana University in Bloomington . William Hendricks died in 1850 and was buried in Madison. He was married to Ann Parker Paul, with whom he had nine children. His nephew, Thomas A. Hendricks , would also become governor of Indiana and a US senator, and eventually vice president of the United States .

According to him, Hendricks County named in Indiana.

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SURNAME Hendricks, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 12, 1782
PLACE OF BIRTH Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 1850
Place of death Madison , Indiana