Jesse Lynch Holman

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.

Jesse Lynch Holman
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana
In office
October 8, 1835 – March 28, 1842
Appointed byAndrew Jackson
Preceded byBenjamin Parke
Succeeded byElisha Mills Huntington
Judge of the Supreme Court of Indiana
In office
May 5, 1817 – December 28, 1830
Appointed byJonathan Jennings
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byJohn T. McKinney
Presiding Judge of Indiana Territory's Second Judicial Circuit
In office
September 20, 1814 – December 21, 1816
Appointed byThomas Posey
President of the Indiana Territory Legislative Council
In office
August 15, 1814 – September 10, 1814
ConstituencyDearborn and Jefferson Counties
Member of the Indiana Territory House of Representatives from Dearborn County
In office
1814
Preceded byIsaac Dunn
County Prosecutor of Dearborn County
In office
May 28, 1811 – 1814
Appointed byWilliam Henry Harrison
Preceded byJames Dill
Personal details
Born
Jesse Lynch Holman

(1784-10-24)October 24, 1784
Danville, District of Kentucky, Virginia
DiedMarch 28, 1842(1842-03-28) (aged 57)
Aurora, Indiana
Resting placeRiver View Cemetery
Aurora, Indiana
Spouse
Elizabeth Masterson
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(m. 1810)​
RelationsAllen Hamilton (son-in-law)
Children6, including William S. Holman
Parent(s)Henry Holman
Jane Gordon
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