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2nd Indiana General Assembly

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2nd Indiana General Assembly
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Seal of the State of Indiana
Overview
Legislative bodyIndiana General Assembly
JurisdictionIndiana
Election1817 general election
Senate
Members10
President pro temporeJohn Paul
House of Representatives
Members29
SpeakerAmos Lane
Sessions
1stDecember 1st, 1817 – January 29th, 1818

The 2nd Indiana General Assembly convened in a single session from December 1, 1817, until January 29, 1818.

Officers

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Senate

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The Following individuals were the elected officers of the Indiana Senate during the 2nd General Assembly Session:[1]

President pro tempore
John Paul
Lieutenant Governor
Christopher Harrison

House of Representatives

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The Following individuals were the elected officers of the Indiana House of Representatives during the 2nd General Assembly Session:[1]

Speaker of the House
Amos Lane

Members

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Senate

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Members of the Indiana Senate for the 2nd Indiana General Assembly:[2]

District[a] Senator
Wayne County Patrick Baird
Clark County James Beggs
Franklin County John Conner
Washington, Orange, and Jackson Counties John DePauw
Dearborn County Ezra Ferris
Posey, Perry, and Warrick Counties Daniel Grass
Jefferson and Switzerland Counties John Paul
Harrison County Dennis Pennington
Knox, Sullivan, and Daviess Counties William Polke
Gibson and Pike Counties Isaac Montgomery

House of Representatives

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Members of the Indiana House of Representatives for the 2nd Indiana General Assembly:[2]

District Representative
Clark County Charles Beggs
Thomas Carr
Benjamin Ferguson
Dearborn County Amos Lane
Franklin County John Bryson
James Snowden
Stephen Stevens
Gibson County James Campbell
Richard Daniel
Harrison County William D. Littell
James B. Slaughter
Jacob Zenor
Jackson County William Graham
Jefferson County Williamson Dunn
Nathaniel Hunt
Knox County Robert Buntin
John McClure
George R. C. Sullivan
Orange County Samuel Chambers
Posey County Samuel Connor
Dan Lynn
Switzerland County Ralph Cotton
Warrick County Ratliff Boon
Washington County Alexander Little
Samuel Milroy
Wayne County Robert Hill
Joseph Holman
John Scott

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Sources indicate that some constituencies changed during the term. The counties listed in the official roster are provided in the table.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Leadership". Capitol & Washington. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Richard T. Burrell (May 18, 1903). Complete list of the members of the Senate and House of Representatives of Indiana from the first to the sixty-third session inclusive, and the counties represented by them, covering the year 1816 to 1903 (Report). Retrieved November 3, 2026.