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Thomas Hendricks
Democrat · House and Senate · Indiana · 1851–1885
Thomas Hendricks was a Democratic U.S. representative and senator from Indiana, serving 1851–1885. Cast 2,281 votes and missed 18.5%.
- Years in Congress
- 7
- Votes missed
- 18.5%
- Born
- 1819
- Died
- 1885
Biography
Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819 – November 25, 1885) 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 (1851–1855) and the U.S. Senate (1863–1869).
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Terms in office
- House, Indiana, 5th District1851–1853 · Democrat
- House, Indiana, 6th District1853–1855 · Democrat
- Senate, Indiana1863–1869 · Democrat
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Capitol Receipts, “Thomas Hendricks (D-IN), House & Senate 1851–1885,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/H000493/thomas-hendricks (accessed 2026-10-13).