Jesse Lynch Holman

Jesse Lynch Holman
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana
In office October 8, 1835 – March 28, 1842
Appointed by	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	Benjamin Parke
Succeeded by	Elisha Mills Huntington
Judge of the Supreme Court of Indiana
In office May 5, 1817 – December 28, 1830
Appointed by	Jonathan Jennings
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	John T. McKinney
Presiding Judge of Indiana Territory's Second Judicial Circuit
In office September 20, 1814 – December 21, 1816
Appointed by	Thomas Posey
President of the Indiana Territory Legislative Council
In office August 15, 1814 – September 10, 1814
Constituency	Dearborn and Jefferson Counties
Member of the Indiana Territory House of Representatives from Dearborn County
In office 1814
Preceded by	Isaac Dunn
County Prosecutor of Dearborn County
In office May 28, 1811 – 1814
Appointed by	William Henry Harrison
Preceded by	James Dill
Personal details
Born	Jesse Lynch Holman (1784-10-24)October 24, 1784 Danville, District of Kentucky, Virginia
Died	March 28, 1842(1842-03-28) (aged 57) Aurora, Indiana
Resting place	River View Cemetery Aurora, Indiana
Spouse	Elizabeth Masterson ​ (m. 1810)​
Relations	Allen Hamilton (son-in-law)
Children	6, including William S. Holman
Parent(s)	Henry Holman Jane Gordon

Jesse Lynch Holman (October 24, 1784 – March 28, 1842) was an Indiana attorney, politician and jurist, as well as a novelist, poet, city planner and preacher. He helped to found Indiana University, Franklin College and the Indiana Historical Society. He was one of the first three Justices of the Indiana Supreme Court and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana.