William Hendricks Jr. (1809–1850) was born in

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, January 7, 1809. He was the son of future Governor

William Hendricks William Hendricks (November 12, 1782 – May 16, 1850) was a Democratic-Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives from 1816 to 1822, the List of governors of Indiana, third governor of Indiana from ...

. Hendricks was a member of

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, 1846 through 1847 and a member of

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from 1848 to 1850. He died in

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on July 19, 1850.

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1809 births 1850 deaths Politicians from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania American Presbyterians Members of the Indiana House of Representatives Indiana state senators Thomas A. Hendricks 19th-century members of the Indiana General Assembly {{Indiana-politician-stub