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Hendricks family

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  Thomas Hendricks (1773-1835) — of Greensburg, Decatur County, Ind. Born in Westmoreland County, Pa., January 28, 1773. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; founder of Greensburg, Indiana; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1823-25, 1827-31; member of Indiana state senate, 1831-34. Presbyterian. Died in Greensburg, Decatur County, Ind., March 31, 1835 (age 62 years, 62 days). Interment at South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Ind.; memorial monument at Decatur County Courthouse Grounds, Greensburg, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham 'Abram' Hendricks and Ann (Jamison) Hendricks; brother of William Hendricks and John Hendricks; married to Elizabeth Trimble and Elizabeth Cooper Paul; father of Abraham Hendricks; uncle of William Hendricks Jr., Thomas Andrews Hendricks (who married Eliza Carol Morgan), Abram Washington Hendricks and William Chalmers Hendricks; granduncle of Scott Springer Hendricks; third cousin thrice removed of Frederick B. Piatt.
  Political family: Hendricks family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Hendricks (1782-1850) — of Madison, Jefferson County, Ind. Born in Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland County, Pa., November 12, 1782. Democrat. Member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1813-14; U.S. Attorney for Indiana, 1814-17; U.S. Representative from Indiana at-large, 1816-22; Governor of Indiana, 1822-25; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1825-37. Died in Madison, Jefferson County, Ind., May 16, 1850 (age 67 years, 185 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Madison, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Hendricks (1749-1819) and Ann (Jamison) Hendricks; brother of Thomas Hendricks and John Hendricks; father of William Hendricks Jr.; uncle of Abraham Hendricks (1805-1878), Thomas Andrews Hendricks (who married Eliza Carol Morgan), Abram Washington Hendricks and William Chalmers Hendricks; granduncle of Scott Springer Hendricks; third cousin thrice removed of Frederick B. Piatt.
  Political family: Hendricks family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Hendricks County, Ind. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  John Hendricks (1792-1866) — of Indiana. Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pa., April 30, 1792. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1841-42; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1845. Presbyterian. Died in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ind., July 24, 1866 (age 74 years, 85 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Hendricks (1749-1819) and Ann (Jamison) Hendricks; brother of Thomas Hendricks and William Hendricks; married 1819 to Jane Ann Thomson; father of Thomas Andrews Hendricks (who married Eliza Carol Morgan); uncle of Abraham Hendricks (1805-1878), William Hendricks Jr., Abram Washington Hendricks and William Chalmers Hendricks; granduncle of Scott Springer Hendricks; third cousin thrice removed of Frederick B. Piatt.
  Political family: Hendricks family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Abraham Hendricks (1805-1878) — also known as Abram Hendricks — of Decatur County, Ind. Born in Westmoreland County, Pa., April 11, 1805. Republican. Decatur County Sheriff, 1829, 1841-45; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1838-39; Decatur County Treasurer, 1847-55; member of Indiana Republican State Executive Committee, 1860. Methodist. Died in Greensboro, Henry County, Ind., July 3, 1878 (age 73 years, 83 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Hendricks and Elizabeth (Trimble) Hendricks; nephew of William Hendricks and John Hendricks; first cousin of William Hendricks Jr., Thomas Andrews Hendricks, Abram Washington Hendricks and William Chalmers Hendricks; first cousin once removed of Scott Springer Hendricks.
  Political family: Hendricks family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  William Hendricks Jr. (1809-1850) — of Indiana. Born in Westmoreland County, Pa., January 7, 1809. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1846-47; member of Indiana state senate, 1848-50. Presbyterian. Died in Madison, Jefferson County, Ind., July 19, 1850 (age 41 years, 193 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Hendricks; nephew of Thomas Hendricks and John Hendricks; first cousin of Abraham Hendricks, Thomas Andrews Hendricks, Abram Washington Hendricks and William Chalmers Hendricks; first cousin once removed of Scott Springer Hendricks.
  Political family: Hendricks family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
Thomas A. Hendricks Thomas Andrews Hendricks (1819-1885) — also known as Thomas A. Hendricks — of Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born near Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, September 7, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1848-49; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1851-55 (5th District 1851-53, 6th District 1853-55); defeated, 1854; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1855-59; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1863-69; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1868, 1876, 1884; Governor of Indiana, 1873-77; defeated, 1860, 1868; Vice President of the United States, 1885; defeated, 1876; died in office 1885; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1884. Presbyterian; later Episcopalian. Scottish and Dutch ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows. Died, apparently from a heart attack, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 25, 1885 (age 66 years, 79 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of John Hendricks and Jane Ann (Thomson) Hendricks; married, September 26, 1845, to Eliza Carol Morgan; nephew of Thomas Hendricks and William Hendricks; first cousin of Abraham Hendricks, William Hendricks Jr., Abram Washington Hendricks and William Chalmers Hendricks; first cousin once removed of Scott Springer Hendricks.
  Political family: Hendricks family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $10 silver certificate in 1887-1914.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  Abram Washington Hendricks (1822-1887) — also known as Abram W. Hendricks — of Indiana. Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pa., October 12, 1822. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1853; candidate for justice of Indiana state supreme court, 1858; major in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 25, 1887 (age 65 years, 44 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Abram Hendricks and Sarah Elizabeth (Henderson) Hendricks; brother of William Chalmers Hendricks; married to Sarah Butler; nephew of Thomas Hendricks, William Hendricks and John Hendricks; uncle of Scott Springer Hendricks; first cousin of Abraham Hendricks, William Hendricks Jr. and Thomas Andrews Hendricks.
  Political family: Hendricks family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Eliza Hendricks (1823-1903) — also known as Eliza Carol Morgan — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 23, 1823. First Lady of Indiana, 1873-77; Second Lady of the United States, 1885. Female. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 3, 1903 (age 79 years, 345 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Daughter of Isaac Morgan and Eliza F. Morgan; married, September 26, 1845, to Thomas Andrews Hendricks (son of John Hendricks; nephew of Thomas Hendricks and William Hendricks).
  Political family: Hendricks family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  William Chalmers Hendricks (1825-1892) — also known as William C. Hendricks — of California. Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pa., 1825. Democrat. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1880 (Convention Vice-President); secretary of state of California, 1887-91. Died in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., January 24, 1892 (age about 66 years). Interment somewhere in Oroville, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Hendricks (1785-1851) and Sarah Elizabeth (Henderson) Hendricks; brother of Abram Washington Hendricks; married to Susan Elizabeth Glass; father of Scott Springer Hendricks; nephew of Thomas Hendricks, William Hendricks and John Hendricks; first cousin of Abraham Hendricks (1805-1878), William Hendricks Jr. and Thomas Andrews Hendricks.
  Political family: Hendricks family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
Scott Hendricks Scott Springer Hendricks (1878-1960) — also known as Scott Hendricks — of San Mateo, San Mateo County, Calif.; Marysville, Yuba County, Calif. Born in Cherokee, Butte County, Calif., April 23, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 8th District, 1932. Died in Marysville, Yuba County, Calif., February 21, 1960 (age 81 years, 304 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William Chalmers Hendricks and Susan Elizabeth (Glass) Hendricks; married, April 25, 1911, to Georgia Kenney Hammon; married to Zayada Zabriskie Buck; nephew of Abram Washington Hendricks; grandnephew of Thomas Hendricks, William Hendricks and John Hendricks; first cousin once removed of Abraham Hendricks, William Hendricks Jr. and Thomas Andrews Hendricks.
  Political family: Hendricks family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: San Mateo Times, August 25, 1932

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