Noah Noble
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Indiana House of Representatives
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| In office December 5, 1823 – December 4, 1824 |
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| Constituency | Franklink County |
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Fifth Governor of Indiana
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| In office December 5, 1831 – December 4, 1839 |
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| Preceded by | James B. Ray |
| Succeeded by | David Wallace |
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| Born | January 15, 1794 Berryville, Virginia |
| Died | February 8, 1844 Indianapolis, Indiana |
Noah Noble (January 15, 1794 - February 8, 1844) was a Whig governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1831 to 1837.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early Life
He was born in Berryville, Virginia on January 15, 1794. At at a young age Noble's family moved to Kentucky where he remained until manhood. Noble moved to Brookville, Indiana around 1811 at age seventeen, following his brother James Noble who had moved there some time earlier. James was a prominent lawyer and later United States Senator. He was commissioned a lieutenant colonel in the 7th Regiment, Indiana militia, in 1817 and a colonel in 1820. [1]
[edit] Public Life
In 1820 Noble was elected sheriff of Franklin County, he served as sheriff until 1824. He was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1824 as the representative of Franklin County. He won the election with only twenty votes cast against him.[2]
In 1826 Noah was appointed by United States President John Adams to be the receiver of public money for the Brookville district, a position made vacant by the death of his brother Lazarus Noble. The position took him to Indianapolis where he was responsible for collecting revenue for the federal government. The position brought him into contact with many of the leading men in the state whom he was quick create good relationships with. He served in that position until 1829 when he was removed by President Andrew Jackson who was awarding government position to party loyalists. In 1830 Noble was selected as a commissioner to lay out the Michigan Road.[3] He laid out the entire southern portion of the road.[4]
In 1831 Noble ran for office as the Whig Candidate and defeated James G. Reed 2,791 votes. Noble was elected to the governorship in 1831. He was re-elected in 1834 again defeating James G. Reed this time by 27,767 to 19,994. While governor Noble called out the militia in parts of the state when it was threatened during the Black Hawk War, a Native American uprising to the west of Indiana. The 150 men were sent to Illinois where the skirmished with the native uprising. His term ended in 1839.
The same year he became a member of the Board of Internal Improvements which was tasked with overseeing the ongoing internal improvements in the state. Noble, who longed to succeed his brother in the Senate, was a candidate in 1836 and 1838 but was defeated in both elections. [5]
Noah died in Indianapolis, Indiana, aged 50, and buried next to his wife, the former Catherine Stull Van Swearingen, in Greenlawn Cemetery. His body was moved to the Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1979. [6][7].
Noble County, Indiana is named in his honor.
[edit] References
- ^ Biographical and Historical Sketches of Early Indiana, By William Wesley Woollen, Pg 65
- ^ Biographical and Historical Sketches of Early Indiana, By William Wesley Woollen, Pg 65
- ^ Biographical and Historical Sketches of Early Indiana, By William Wesley Woollen, Pg 66
- ^ A History of Indiana, By Logan Esarey, Pg 259
- ^ IHB: 404
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- ^ Biographical and Historical Sketches of Early Indiana, By William Wesley Woollen, Pg 66
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| Preceded by James B. Ray |
Governor of Indiana 1831–1837 |
Succeeded by David Wallace |
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