Noah Noble

Noah Noble
Sheriff
In office 1820–1824
Constituency	Franklin County
Indiana House of Representatives
In office December 5, 1823 – December 4, 1824
Constituency	Franklin County
5th Governor of Indiana
In office December 7, 1831 – December 6, 1837
Lieutenant	David Wallace
Preceded by	James B. Ray
Succeeded by	David Wallace
Personal details
Born	January 15, 1794 Berryville, Virginia
Died	February 8, 1844(1844-02-08) (aged 50) Indianapolis, Indiana
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Catherin Stull van Swearingen Noble
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	Indiana Militia
Years of service	1811–1820
Rank	Colonel
Commands	7th Regiment

Noah Noble (January 15, 1794 – February 8, 1844) was the fifth governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1831 to 1837. His two terms focused largely on internal improvements, culminating in the passage of the Mammoth Internal Improvement Act, which was viewed at the time as his crowning achievement. His taxing recommendations to pay for the improvements were not fully enacted, and the project ultimately led the state to negotiate a partial bankruptcy only a few years later. The debacle led to a gradual collapse of the state Whig party, which never regained control of the government, and led to a period of Democratic control that lasted until the middle of the American Civil War. After his term as governor he was appointed to the Board of Internal Improvement where he unsuccessfully advocated a reorganization of the projects in an attempt to gain some benefit from them.