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. 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. November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... List of Indiana Governors Jonathan Jennings Dem. ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819–November 25, 1885) was a Representative and a Senator from Indiana and the twenty-first Vice President of the United States. ... List of Indiana Governors Jonathan Jennings Dem. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who is, in the words of Adlai Stevenson, a heartbeat from the presidency. ... Hendricks County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ...
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Indiana Historical Bureau: Biography of William Henrdricks
Biographical Directory of the United States Concress: William Hendricks
Ratliff Boon (January 18, 1781–November 20, 1844) was the governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from September 12 to December 5, 1822, after Governor Jonathan Jennings was elected to Congress. ... List of Indiana Governors Jonathan Jennings Dem. ... James Brown Ray (February 19, 1794–August 4, 1848) was governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1825 to 1831. ...
WILLIAMHENDRICKS, born in Pennsylvania, was educated in a common school, read law, and was admitted to the bar in Cincinnati.
A Democratic-Republican, Hendricks won election in August, 1816, as the first state representative to Congress from Indiana and was re-elected twice to this office.
Smith and Hendricks were friends, and Smith remembers him: "He had a smile on his face and a warm shake of the hand for all he met.
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.
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