Noah Noble
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| Sheriff | |
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In office 1820–1824 |
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| Constituency | Franklin County |
| Indiana House of Representatives | |
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In office December 5, 1823 – December 4, 1824 |
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| Constituency | Franklin County |
| 5th Governor of Indiana | |
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In office December 7, 1831 – December 6, 1837 |
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| Lieutenant | David Wallace |
| Preceded by | James B. Ray |
| Succeeded by | David Wallace |
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| Born | January 15, 1794 Berryville, Virginia |
| Died | February 8, 1844 (aged 50) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Catherin Stull van Swearingen Noble |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | 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.
Noah Noble was born in Berryville, Virginia, on January 15, 1794, one of fourteen children of Dr. Thomas Noble and Elizabeth Clair Sedgwick Noble. Around 1800, his family moved to the frontier where his father opened a medical practice in Campbell County, Kentucky. In 1807, the family moved again to Boone County where his father acquired a 300-acre (120 ha) plantation which was operated by slave labor. Noble moved to Brookville, Indiana, around 1811 at age seventeen, following his brother James Noble, who had moved there some time earlier. James was a prominent lawyer and later United States Senator.
In Indiana he made several business ventures with his partner Enoch D. John. Together they operated a hotel in Brookville, became heavily involved in land speculation, and opened a water-powered weaving mill with a wool carding machine. Noble also opened a trading company called N. Noble & Company. The company purchased produce from area farmers and shipped it to New Orleans to be sold. In 1819 a boating accident destroyed one of his shipments and left him with a large debt that took several years to repay. Later that year he married his cousin, Catherin Stull van Swearingen. The two shared the same great-grandfather. They had three children, but only one survived into adulthood; two died as infants.
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