William Hendricks (born November 12, 1782; died May 16, 1850) was Governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825, and a U.S. Senator from 1825 to 1837. Born in 1782 in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, he was the uncle of Thomas Andrews Hendricks, who also was Governor of Indiana and was the twenty-first Vice President of the United States. Hendricks County, Indiana is named for him. He died in 1850 in Madison, Indiana.

External links

• Indiana Historical Bureau: Biography of William Henrdricks
• Biographical Directory of the United States Concress: William Hendricks

He has written many books, one such as The Ministry of Worship Leader, which a group of students is planning to give as a present to a special individual initaled G.P.

Governors of Indiana | 1782 births | 1850 deaths | United States Senators from Indiana