Thomas Hendricks
(1819-1885)
| Occupation |
21st Vice President of the United States (March 4, 1885 – November 25, 1885) 16th Governor of Indiana (January 13, 1873 – January 8, 1877) United States Senator from Indiana (March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869) Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855) |
| Date of Birth | September 7, 1819 |
| Date of Death | November 25, 1885 |
| Place of Birth | Fultonham, OH |
| Place of Death | Indianapolis, IN |
| Education |
Hanover College (BA) |
| Parents |
Eliza Garfield Abram Garfield |
| Spouse | Eliza Morgan |
| Political Party |
Democratic |
| Number of Children | Morgan Hendricks (1848-1851) |
Vice President Hendricks...
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 from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March to November 1885. Born in Muskingum County, Ohio, Hendricks moved to Indiana, with his parents in 1820; the family settled in Shelby County in 1822. After graduating from Hanover College, class of 1841, Hendricks studied law in Shelbyville, Indiana, and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1843. Hendricks began his law practice in Shelbyville, moved to Indianapolis in 1860, and established a private law practice with Oscar B. Hord in 1862. The firm evolved into Baker & Daniels, one of the state's leading law firms. Hendricks also ran for election as Indiana's governor three times, but won only once. In 1872, on his third and final attempt, Hendricks defeated General Thomas M. Brown by a margin of 1,148 votes. Hendricks married Eliza Carol Morgan of North Bend, Ohio, on September 26, 1845, after a two-year courtship. The couple met when Eliza was visiting her married sister, Mrs. Daniel West, in Shelbyville. The couple's only child, a son named Morgan, was born on January 16, 1848, and died in 1851, at the age of three.
“Then sir, if the eleven states wish to be heard, if eleven states stand at the door of your Capitol and ask admission, that they shall be heard before you amend the Constitution to their prejudice, will you deny them that hearing?”
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