William Hendricks | |
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Member of the Indiana Territorial Legislature | |
In office 1813–1816 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's at-large district | |
In office December 11, 1816 – July 25, 1822 | |
Preceded by | Jonathan Jennings[2] |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Jennings |
3rd Governor of Indiana | |
In office December 5, 1822 – February 12, 1825 | |
Lieutenant | Ratliff Boon |
Preceded by | Ratliff Boon |
Succeeded by | James B. Ray |
United States Senator from Indiana | |
In office March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1837 | |
Preceded by | Waller Taylor |
Succeeded by | Oliver H. Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | November 12, 1782 Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | May 16, 1850 Madison, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 67)
Political party | Democratic Anti-Jacksonian Whig |
Spouse | Ann Parker Paul |
Alma mater | Jefferson College |
William Hendricks (November 12, 1782 – May 16, 1850) was a Democratic-Republican member of the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1822, the third governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825, and an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. Senate from 1825 to 1837. He led much of his family into politics and founded one of the largest political families in Indiana. He was the uncle of Thomas Andrews Hendricks, who was also Governor of Indiana and Vice President of the United States. Hendricks County was named in his honor. His term as governor was spent repairing the state's finances to later enable large scale internal improvements. The establishment of the basic framework of the state's public school system and the transfer of the capital from Corydon to Indianapolis also occurred during his term.