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Dec 01, 1795 Rochester, Vermont, United States Died on 04 Oct 1852 (aged 56)
American politician
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About James Whitcomb
- James Whitcomb (December 1, 1795 – October 4, 1852) was a Democratic United States Senator and the eighth Governor of Indiana.
- As governor during the Mexican–American War, he oversaw the formation and deployment of the state's levies.
- He led the movement to replace the state constitution and played an important role at the convention to institute a law that prevented the government from taking loans in response the current fiscal crisis in Indiana.
- By skillfully guiding the state through its bankruptcy, Whitcomb is usually credited as being one of the most successful of Indiana's governors.
- He was elected to the United States Senate after his term as governor but died of kidney disease only two years later.
