Thomas Hendricks (1773–1835) was born in
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania on January 28, 1773. He was the brother of
William Hendricks and father of Abram Hendricks, the uncle of
William Hendricks Jr., future
U.S. Vice President
The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice pr ...
Thomas A. Hendricks
Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819November 25, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana who served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March until his ...
, and
Abram W. Hendricks. Hendricks founded
Greensburg, Indiana in 1821, which was named by his wife, Elizabeth, in 1822.
Hendricks served as a member of
Indiana House of Representatives
The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House memb ...
from 1823 until 1825 and again from 1827 until 1831. He was also member of
Indiana State Senate
The Indiana Senate is the upper house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The Senate is composed of 50 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. Senators serve four-year terms ...
from 1831 until 1834. He died in
Greensburg, Indiana March 31, 1835.
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Political Graveyard
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1773 births
1835 deaths
People from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
People from Greensburg, Indiana
Members of the Indiana House of Representatives
Indiana state senators
American military personnel of the War of 1812
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