Who was the Governor of Indiana in 1861?

Answer 1

Jonathan Jennings (born 1784 in Readington, New Jersey; died July 26, 1834 in Charlestown, Indiana) served as the first Governor of Indiana, serving between November 7, 1816 and September 12, 1822.

Answer 2

James B. Ray (born February 19, 1794 in Jefferson County, Kentucky; died August 4, 1848 in Cincinnati, Ohio) succeeded William Hendricks as the fourth Governor of Indiana, serving between February 15, 1825 and December 4, 1831, including the whole of 1830.

Answer 3

Noah Noble (born January 15, 1794 in Berryville, Virginia; died February 8, 1844 in Indianapolis, Indiana) succeeded James B. Ray as the fifth Governor of Indiana, serving between December 4, 1831 and December 4, 1837, including the whole of 1836.

Answer 4

David Wallace (born April 24, 1799 in Lewistown, Pennsylvania; died September 4, 1859 in Indianapolis, Indiana) succeeded Noah Noble as the sixth Governor of Indiana, serving between December 6, 1837 and December 9, 1840, including the whole of 1838.

Answer 5

James Whitcomb (born December 1, 1795 in Windsor County, Vermont; died October 4, 1852 in New York, New York) succeeded Samuel Bigger as the eighth Governor of Indiana, serving between December 6, 1843 and December 26, 1848, including the whole of 1846.

Answer 6

Joseph A. Wright (born April 17, 1810 in Washington, Pennsylvania; died May 11, 1867 in Berlin, Germany) succeeded Paris C. Dunning as the tenth Governor of Indiana, serving between December 5, 1849 and January 12, 1857, including the whole of 1853.

Answer 7

Abram A. Hammond (born March 21, 1814 in Brattleboro, Vermont; died August 27, 1874 in Denver, Colorado) succeeded Ashbell P. Willard as the twelfth Governor of Indiana, serving between October 4, 1860 and January 14, 1861.

Following the end of Hammond's term as Governor of Indiana, Henry Smith Lane (born February 24, 1811 in Sharpsburg, Kentucky; died June 18, 1881 in Crawfordsville, Indiana) became the thirteenth Governor of Indiana, serving between January 14, 1861 and January 16, 1861.

Following the end of Lane's term as Governor of Indiana, Oliver P. Morton (born August 4, 1823 in Wayne County, Indiana; died November 1, 1877 in Indianapolis, Indiana) became the fourteenth Governor of Indiana, serving between January 16, 1861 and January 23, 1867.

Answer 8

Oliver P. Morton (born August 4, 1823 in Wayne County, Indiana; died November 1, 1877 in Indianapolis, Indiana) succeeded Henry S. Lane as the fourteenth Governor of Indiana, serving between January 16, 1861 and January 23, 1867.

Following the end of Morton's term as Governor of Indiana, Conrad Baker (born February 12, 1817 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania; died April 28, 1885 in Evansville, Indiana) became the fifteenth Governor of Indiana, serving between January 23, 1867 and January 13, 1873.

Answer 9

The first governor of the Indiana territory was William Henry Harrison from 1801 to 1812. He went on to become President of the United States in 1841.