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History of Dubois County IndianaSelect a City, Town, Village or Township: No Data Yet -- Coming Soon! Our database does not include an historic photo for Dubois County Indiana, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:William Ellis Niblack - A Biography William Ellis Niblack, representative, was born in Dubois county, Ind., May 19, 1822; son of John and Martha (Hargrave) Niblack. He matriculated at Indiana university in the class of 1844, but left at the close of his freshman year, studied law, was admitted to the bar and afterward settled in practice in Vincennes. He represented Martin county in the Indiana legislature in 1849 and 1853, and was a state senator, 1850-52. He was appointed circuit judge in January, 1854, and in October, 1854, was re-appointed for a term of six years, but resigned in October, 1857, having been elected to the 35th congress from the first Indiana district to fill the term of James Lockhart, who died Sept. 7, 1857. He served in the 35th, 36th and 39th-43d congresses, 1857-61, and 1865-75. He was a delegate at large from Indiana to the Democratic national conventions of 1864, 1868 and 1876; a member from Indiana of the Democratic congressional committee, 1865-72, and a judge of the supreme court for the first district of Indiana, 1877-89, being defeated for re-election in 1888 by S. D. Coffey. He was married to Eliza A. Sherman of Cazenovia, N.Y., and of their sons, William Caldwell Niblack, a lawyer of Chicago, Ill., is the author of "Niblack on Benefit Societies and Accident Insurance;" Mason Jenks Niblack, lawyer, Vincennes, Ind., was speaker of the house of representatives in the Indiana legislature, 1889-91, and Albert Parker Niblack, lieutenant U.S.N., was inspector of naval militia, 1895-96, naval attache at Berlin, Rome and Vienna, 1896-98, served in Cuba, Manilla and China waters, 1898-1901, and is the author of "Coast Indians of Alaska." Judge Niblack died in Indianapolis, Ind., May 7, 1893. Local History and Genealogy Links: |
Indiana Facts: Dubois County Facts: Seat: JasperEstablished: 1817 Dec 20 Formed from: Orange and Perry
Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: DUBOIS, a county in the S. W. part of Indiana, has an area of about 420 square miles. It is intersected by the Patoka river, and bounded on the N. by the E. fork of White river. The north-eastern part is rolling, and the other portions level. The county is heavily timbered. The soil is generally fertile. Indian corn, cattle, horses, and hogs are the chief articles of export. In 1850 this county produced 287,905 bushels of corn; 38,590 of oats; 15,213 of wheat, and 1241 tons of hay. It contained 8 churches, and 273 pupils attending academies and other schools. Extensive beds of stone coal are found in this county. The E. fork is navigable on the border a few months in the year. Organized in 1818, and named in honor of Toussaint Dubois, a merchant of Vincennes. Capital, Jasper. Population, 6321. |