Ratliff Boon

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Ratliff Boon (b. January 18, 1781, Franklin County, North Carolina – d. November 20, 1844, Louisiana, Missouri) was the Governor of Indiana from September 12 to December 5, 1822, after Governor Jonathan Jennings' election to Congress.

He died in 1844 in Louisiana, Missouri, aged 63.

[edit] Other Posts Held

  • Warrick County Treasurer, 1813
  • Member of the Indiana House of Representatives 1816-1817
  • Member of Indiana Senate 1818
  • Lieutenant Governor 1819-1822 and 1822-1824
  • Member of Congress 1825-1827
  • Member of Congress 1829 to 1839
  • Served as Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Public Lands

[edit] External links

  • [1] Biography from Indiana State Library
  • [2] Profile from Directory of the United States Congress
Preceded by
Jonathan Jennings
Governor of Indiana
September 12December 5, 1822
Succeeded by
William Hendricks