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| In office December 5, 1850 – December 4, 1852 |
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| In office December 5, 1852 – January 25, 1857 |
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Eleventh Governor of Indiana
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| In office January 25, 1857 – October 3, 1860 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph A. Wright |
| Succeeded by | Abram A. Hammond |
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| Born | October 20, 1820 Oneida County, New York. Indiana House of Representatives is the Lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Lieutenant Governor of Indiana is elected on the same ticket as the Governor in a statewide election every four years Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the List of Governors of Indiana Territory List of Governors of the State of Indiana Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Joseph Albert Wright ( April 17, 1810 May 11, 1867) was a Democratic governor of the U Abram Adams Hammond ( March 21 1814 &ndash August 27 1874) was twelfth governor of the U The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Oneida County is a County located in the US state of New York. |
| Died | October 3, 1860 St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Political party | Democrat |
Ashbel Parsons Willard (October 20, 1820 - October 4, 1860) was a governor of the U. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Saint Paul ( abbreviated St Paul) is the capital and second most populous city in the U Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government S. state of Indiana and was the first Indiana governor to die in office. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union
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Biography
Early life
Ashbel Willard was born on October 20, 1820 in Oneida County, New York. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Oneida County is a County located in the US state of New York. There he attended Hamilton College and studied law with Judge Barker. Hamilton College is a private independent liberal arts college located in Clinton, New York. He moved to Marshall, Michigan in 1842 and lived there for about a year. Marshall is a city located in the US state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area In 1843 he made a trip to Texas on horseback and on his return stopped in Carrolton, Kentucky; he so liked the town he settled there for awhile and became a local school teacher. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. After living sometime there he moved again to Louisville, Kentucky where he continued teaching. In his spare time he read and studied. [1]
In the 1844 election Willard, a Democrat, stumped all around the Louisville area and southern Indiana for James Polk who ultimately won the election. Southern Indiana, in the United States, is notable because it is culturally and geographically distinct from the rest of the state James Knox Polk ( November 2 1795&ndashJune 15 1849 was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4 1845 to March 4 1849 While on the stump the people of New Albany, Indiana so liked him that they invited him to come live in their community. New Albany (nuː ˈɑlbəni is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River opposite Louisville Kentucky He accepted their offer and moved there in the spring of 1845. He also worked for a time as a writer in the clerk's office. He would remain in New Albany for the rest of his life. [2]
Public life
In 1849 Willard became a New Albany councilman. In 1850 he was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives as New Albany's representative. Indiana House of Representatives is the Lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U He chaired the states Ways and Means Commitee, became Speaker of the House, and became a leader in the state Democratic Party. [3]
In 1852 he was nominated to the candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana at the state Democratic Convention. The Lieutenant Governor of Indiana is elected on the same ticket as the Governor in a statewide election every four years The ticket won and he served with Gov. Joseph A. Wright until his resignation on January 26, 1857 When Willard became governor. Joseph Albert Wright ( April 17, 1810 May 11, 1867) was a Democratic governor of the U Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the He won reelection to seat in 1858. [4]
While governor his brother-in-law John Cook was involved in John Brown's Raid, an armed insurrection to free slaves in Virginia, and sentenced to death. John Brown (May 9 1800 December 2 1859 was an American Abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed Insurrection as a means to end all Slavery The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Willard, determined to save his brother-in-law, went to him in prison and arranged to have his cell left open so he could escape. Cook refused to be released and was subsequently executed despite Willard's pleas to Governor Wise to stay his death sentence. [5]
Willard found himself on the opposite side of the slavery debate as his brother-in-law. although Indiana was a free state, he thought southerners should maintain the right to determine the slavery issue for their selves. The Republican Party split from the Democrats during Willard's tenure as governor and he occupied a precarious time in the history of the nation as the whole country was on the edge to impending American Civil War. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South [6]
Willard died on October 3, 1860 in St. Paul, Minnesota on a tour to promote goodwill among the states. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Saint Paul ( abbreviated St Paul) is the capital and second most populous city in the U His body was returned to Indiana where he was buried.
References
- ^ Biographical and Historical of Early Indiana, By William Wesley Woollen, Pg 104
- ^ Biographical and Historical of Early Indiana, By William Wesley Woollen, Pg 105
- ^ Biographical and Historical of Early Indiana, By William Wesley Woollen, Pg 105
- ^ An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana, by De Witt C. Goodrich, Pg 224
- ^ Biographical and Historical of Early Indiana, By William Wesley Woollen, Pg 110
- ^ An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana,By De Witt C. Goodrich, Pg 224
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| Preceded by Joseph A. Wright |
Governor of Indiana January 12, 1857 – October 4, 1860 |
Succeeded by Abram A. Hammond |
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