Hendricks, THOMAS ANDREWS

Hendricks, THOMAS ANDREWS, vice-president of the United States, was born in Ohio, 7th September 1819, and admitted to the Indiana bar in 1843. He served one term in the state legislature, sat in congress from 1851 to 1855, and in the United States senate from 1863 to 1869, and in 1872 was elected governor of Indiana. In 1876 he was the Democratic candidate for the vice-presidency, but was not returned (see HAYES, R. B.); in 1884 he was elected. He died 25th November 1885.