ENGLISH, WILLIAM HAYDEN

(1822-1896), American statesman, hisInd., August 27, 1822; d. in Indiana, February 7, 1906. Educated at district school and Hanover College, Indiana. He was admitted to the bar at the age of 18 but after practicing for a few years he obtained government employment in Washington and never returned to the law. Before reaching his majority, he was a delegate to the Indiana State Convention and stumped for Harrison and Tyler and for his services was made postmaster of Loxing ton. He held various political ofices and in 1851 was elected to the State Legislature and in the next year to Congre , being reelected three times. In the Civil War while declining the command of a regiment he was active in the Federal cause. He founded the First National Bank of Indianapolis of which he was president for fourteen years. At the National Democratic Convention, Cincinnati, in June, 1880, he was nominated for vice president on the ticket with General Hancock, Publications ‘The Conquest of the Northwest’, ‘History of Indiana’ and ‘Life of George Rogers Clark.’