Historedia
Person

Jonathan Jennings

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1816

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jonathan Jennings, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Indiana admitted as the 19th U.S. state

    1816

    Role: First Governor

    1. 1816 · Indiana TerritoryEnabling Act for Indiana

      Congress passed an enabling act in 1816 to begin establishing statehood for Indiana, defining the geographic area for the new state.

    2. June 10, 1816 · CorydonConstitution Drafting at Corydon

      Delegates assembled at Corydon on June 10, 1816, to write a state constitution, completing the work in 19 days.

    3. August 1816 · Unspecified location in IndianaElection of First Governor

      Jonathan Jennings was elected as the first governor of the fledgling state in August 1816.

    4. December 11, 1816 · IndianaPresidential Approval of Admission

      President James Madison approved Indiana's admission into the Union as the nineteenth state on December 11, 1816.

Sources

  1. Indiana Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03