Thomas Andrews Hendricks
Born: September 7, 1819
Birthplace: East Fultonham, Ohio
Father: John Hendricks 1792 – 1866
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Mother: Jane Thomson 1793 – 1874
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Wife: Eliza Carol Morgan 1823 – 1903
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Children:
Morgan Hendricks 1848 – 1851
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1841: Graduated from Hanover College
Occupation before War:
1843 – 1851: Attorney in Shelbyville, Indiana
1848: Indiana State Representative
1850 – 1851: Delegate to Indiana State Constitutional Convention
1851 – 1855: United States Congressman from Indiana
1851 – 1853: Chairman of House Mileage Committee
1851 – 1853: Member of House Treasury Department Expenditures
1853 – 1855: Chairman of House Invalid Pensions Committee
1854: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress.
1855 – 1859: United States Commissioner to General Land Office
1860: Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for Governor of Indiana
Civil War Career:
1860 – 1863: Attorney in Indianapolis, Indiana
1863 – 1869: United States Senator from Indiana
1863 – 1867: Member Senate Public Buildings and Grounds Committee
1863 – 1867: Member of Senate Public Lands Committee
1865: Voted against the 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution
Occupation after War:
1868: Voted against the 14th Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
1868: Voted against impeachment of President Andrew Johnson.
1868: Receive 2 votes for the Democratic Party Nomination.
1869: Voted against the 15th Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
1869 – 1873: Attorney in Indianapolis, Indiana
1873 – 1877: Governor of Indiana
1872: Unsuccessful Democratic Vice–Presidential Candidate
1872: Received 42 Electoral votes in the Electoral College.
1876: Received 133 votes for Democratic Party Nomination
1876: Unsuccessful Democratic Vice–Presidential Candidate.
1880: Received 49 votes for Democratic Party Nomination.
1884: Chairman of Indiana Delegation Democratic Convention
1884: Received 45 votes for Democratic Party Nomination
1885: Vice President of United States of America.
Died: November 25, 1885
Place of Death: Indianapolis, Indiana
Age at time of Death: 66 years old
Burial Place: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
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