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Thomas Hendricks

Thomas A. Hendricks
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Thomas Andrews Hendricks, c. 1860–1865
21st Vice President of the United States
In office
March 4, 1885 – November 25, 1885
President Grover Cleveland
Preceded by Chester A. Arthur
Succeeded by Levi P. Morton
16th Governor of Indiana
In office
January 13, 1873 – January 8, 1877
Lieutenant Leonidas Sexton
Preceded by Conrad Baker
Succeeded by James D. Williams
United States Senator
from Indiana
In office
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869
Preceded by David Turpie
Succeeded by Daniel D. Pratt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by Willis A. Gorman
Succeeded by Lucien Barbour
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by William J. Brown
Succeeded by Samuel W. Parker
Member of the Indiana General Assembly
In office
1848–1850
Personal details
Born Thomas Andrews Hendricks
(1819-09-07)September 7, 1819
Fultonham, Ohio
Died November 25, 1885(1885-11-25) (aged 66)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Eliza Morgan Hendricks
Children Morgan Hendricks (1848–51)
Alma mater Hanover College
Religion Episcopalian
Signature Cursive signature in ink

Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819 – November 25, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana who served as the 16th Governor of Indiana (1873–77) and the 21st Vice President of the United States (1885). Hendricks represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives (1851–55) and the U.S. Senate (1863–69). He also represented Shelby County, Indiana, in the Indiana General Assembly (1848–50) and as a delegate to the 1851 Indiana constitutional convention. In addition, Hendricks served as commissioner of the General Land Office (1855–59). Hendricks, a popular member of the Democratic Party, was a fiscal conservative known for his honesty and adherence to the U.S. Constitution. He defended the Democratic position in the U.S. Senate during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era and voted against the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. He also opposed Radical Reconstruction and President Andrew Johnson's removal from office following Johnson's impeachment in the U.S. House.


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