Thomas Andrews Hendricks 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 1885 until his death in November of that year. Hendricks represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives (1851β1855) and the U.S. Senate (1863β1869). He also represented Shelby County, Indiana, in the Indiana General Assembly (1848β1850) and as a delegate to the 1851 Indiana constitutional convention. In addition, Hendricks served as commissioner of the United States General Land Office (1855β1859). Hendricks, a popular member of the Democratic Party, was a fiscal conservative. 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.
Thomas A. Hendricks, American lawyer and politician, 21st Vice President of the United States (died 1885)
On September 7, in the year 1819, Thomas A. Hendricks, American lawyer and politician, 21st Vice President of the United States (died 1885). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of September 7, one of 519 recorded events on this date across all of history.
1 notable person is associated with this event, including Thomas A. Hendricks. Learn more below.
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- This event took place on September 7, 1819 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 13 July 2026.
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