27 Sep 2019 Janet Holcomb Janet Holcomb became the first lady of Indiana when her husband, Governor Eric Holcomb, was sworn in on Jan. 11, 2017. Mrs. Holcomb grew up on a horse farm near Muncie,… wpengine
31 Oct 2018 Johnathan Jennings JONATHAN JENNINGS, Indiana's first governor, was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, in 1787. His education was limited and attained in the common schools of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1806, Jennings moved… angiepopluna
31 Oct 2018 Ratliff Boon RATCLIFF BOON, Indiana's second governor, was born in Franklin County, North Carolina, on January 18, 1781. His education was limited and attained in the common schools of Danville, Kentucky. After… angiepopluna
31 Oct 2018 William Hendricks WILLIAM HENDRICKS, Indiana's third governor, was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, on November 12, 1782. His early education was attained in the common schools in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1810, he graduated from… angiepopluna
31 Oct 2018 James Brown Ray JAMES B. RAY, Indiana's fourth governor, was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on February 19, 1794. He studied law in Cincinnati, was admitted to the bar, and established a legal… angiepopluna
31 Oct 2018 Noah Noble NOAH NOBLE, Indiana's fifth governor, was born in Clarke County, Virginia, on January 14, 1794. In the early 1800's, his family migrated to Kentucky, where young Noble was educated in… angiepopluna
31 Oct 2018 David Wallace DAVID WALLACE, Indiana's sixth governor, was born in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, on April 4, 1799. He graduated from West Point in 1821, and stayed there for an additional two years… angiepopluna
31 Oct 2018 Samuel Bigger Samuel Bigger, Indiana's seventh governor, was born in Warren County, Ohio, on March 20, 1802. He graduated with honors from Ohio University, earning an A.B. degree in 1825, and an… angiepopluna
31 Oct 2018 James Whitcomb JAMES WHITCOMB, Indiana's eighth governor, was born in Windsor, Vermont, on December 1, 1795. After graduating from Transylvania University, Whitcomb studied law, and then established a successful legal career in… angiepopluna
31 Oct 2018 Paris Chipman Dunning PARIS C. DUNNING, Indiana's ninth governor, was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, on March 15, 1806. He attended an academy in Greensboro, studied medicine in Kentucky, and then studied law… angiepopluna
30 Oct 2018 Joseph Albert Wright JOSEPH A. WRIGHT, Indiana's tenth governor, was born in Washington, Pennsylvania, on April 17, 1810. His family moved to Indiana around 1820, and settled in Bloomington. When Wright was fourteen,… angiepopluna
