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Jesse Lynch Holman
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana · 1836
Jesse Lynch Holman , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana. Jesse Lynch Holman (October 24, 1784 – March 28, 1842) was an Indiana attorney, politician and jurist, as well as a novelist, poet, city planner and preacher. He helped to found Indiana University, Franklin College and the Indiana Historical Society. He was one of the first three Justices of the Indiana Supreme Court and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana.
Education
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Career
Private practice, Pointe William, Kentucky, 1805-1811; Private practice, Aurora, Indiana Territory, 1811-1835; District attorney, Dearborn County, Indiana Territory, 1811; Territorial representative, Indiana Territory, 1814; President, Indiana Territorial Council, 1814; Judge, Indiana Supreme Court, 1816-1830; Superintendent of schools, Dearborn County, Indiana, 1830-1834; Candidate for U.S. Senate from Indiana, 1831
Biography
Jesse Lynch Holman (October 24, 1784 – March 28, 1842) was an Indiana attorney, politician and jurist, as well as a novelist, poet, city planner and preacher. He helped to found Indiana University, Franklin College and the Indiana Historical Society. He was one of the first three Justices of the Indiana Supreme Court and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana.
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