Jonathan Jennings (1784 – July 26, 1834) was a two-term governor and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in Readington, New Jersey, he studied law with his brother before immigrating to Indiana in 1806 where he took part in land speculation. He soon became involved in a personal dispute with the Governor William Henry Harrison that led him to enter politics, and he was elected as the Indiana Territory's delegate to Congress.
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- Jonathan Jennings (1784 – July 26, 1834) was a two-term governor and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in Readington, New Jersey, he studied law with his brother before immigrating to Indiana in 1806 where he took part in land speculation. He soon became involved in a personal dispute with the Governor William Henry Harrison that led him to enter politics, and he was elected as the Indiana Territory's delegate to Congress. By 1812 he was the recognized leader of the anti-slavery, anti-governor, and pro-statehood faction of the state government. He and his political allies triumphed in their goals after taking control of the territorial assembly and dominated the affairs of the territory after resignation of Governor Harrison. Harrison’s politically weak successor, Thomas Posey, was unable to prevent the move to statehood, led by Jennings, which was approved in 1816. At the Indiana Constitutional Convention, Jennings was elected President and appointed all of the committee chairmen at the gathering, giving him great influence in the drafting of the first state constitution. Most notably, he was behind the push to have a ban on slavery consitutionalized and pushed for a number of measures that would limit the authority of state governors and give most power to the Indiana General Assembly. After Indiana was granted statehood, Jennings was elected over Posey to serve as the first Governor of Indiana. As governor he appointed the first Indiana Supreme Court and played an important role in establishing the foundation of the state government. He pushed for the construction of roads and schools, and negotiated the Treaty of St. Mary's to open up central Indiana to American settlement. His enemies attacked his participation in the treaty negotiations as unconstitutional and an attempt to bring impeachment proceedings against him was defeated in a vote of 15–13 after a month-long investigation and the resignation of the lieutenant governor. During his second term in the governorship, Jennings began to run into financial problems after the Panic of 1819 and his commitment to accept no salary; the situation was exacerbated by his inability to keep up with his business interests and run the state government simultaneously. The difficulties led him to seek to leave the governorship early so he could attend to the problems. Jennings and congressman William Hendricks arranged to trade positions. Hendricks resigned to campaign for the governorship and Jennings won the special election to fill his vacant seat where his Congressional salary eased his debt problems. Jennings served another five terms in Congress, in which time he attempted to win a seat in the United State Senate, but was defeated in the General Assembly by twenty votes. Jennings had been a heavy drinker of whiskey since his early life, and became an alcoholic after he had returned to Congress. His addiction worsened after the death of his first wife and his development of rheumatism; Congressional records show he did very little in his last term in office. The problem was brought up in his reelection campaign in 1830, leading to his defeat and retirement. His condition was such that he was unable to work his farm; his finances collapsed and his creditors sought to take his land holdings and Charlestown farm. To prevent him from becoming homeless, his friend Senator John Tipton, purchased his farm to allow him a place to live the remainder of his life. Other friends provided him money to pay maintenance on his loans. Jennings died with a large amount of debt and all that remained of his estate was sold by his creditors leaving no funds to purchase a headstone for his gravesite, which remained unmarked for fifty-seven years. Historians have had varied interpretations of Jennings’ life and impact on the development of Indiana. Early state historians, like Jacob Piatt Dunn and William Woollen, gave Jennings high praise and credited him with the defeat of the pro-slavery forces in Indiana and with laying the foundation of the state. More critical historians during the prohibition era, like Logan Eseray, described Jennings as a crafty and self-promoting politician and focused on his alcoholism and what they believed to be his immorality. Modern historians, like Keith Mills, place Jennings’ importance between the two extremes, saying that the “state owes him a debt which could never be calculated. ”
- Jonathan Jennings war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1816 bis 1822 der 1. Gouverneur von Indiana.
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- Official portrait of Jonathan Jennings by James Forbes, based on a small portrait of Jennings painted in 1809.
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- Jonathan Jennings (1784 – July 26, 1834) was a two-term governor and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in Readington, New Jersey, he studied law with his brother before immigrating to Indiana in 1806 where he took part in land speculation. He soon became involved in a personal dispute with the Governor William Henry Harrison that led him to enter politics, and he was elected as the Indiana Territory's delegate to Congress.
- Jonathan Jennings war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1816 bis 1822 der 1. Gouverneur von Indiana.
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