William Hendricks

William Hendricks
Governor William Hendricks[1]
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(1850-05-16) (aged 67) Madison, Indiana, U.S.
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.