Ratliff Boon

Notable Facts

  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 4th General Assembly (1819-1820)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 5th General Assembly (1820-1821)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 6th General Assembly (1821-1822)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 7th General Assembly (1822-1823)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 8th General Assembly (1823-1825)

Offices

Indiana House
Warrick County
In office
Nov 4, 1816 to Dec 7, 1818
Assumed: General Election
Left: Ran For Other Office
2 years, 1 month, 2 days
Indiana Senate
Perry, Posey, Spencer, Warrick, Crawford, Vanderburgh Counties
In office
Dec 7, 1818 to May 27, 1819
Assumed: General Election
Left: Resigned
5 months, 21 days
Lieutenant Governor
Statewide
In office
Dec 8, 1819 to Sep 12, 1822
Assumed: General Election
Left: Assumed Other Office
2 years, 9 months, 5 days
Governor
Statewide
In office
Sep 12, 1822 to Dec 5, 1822
Assumed: Legal Succession
Left: Ran For Other Office
2 months, 24 days
Lieutenant Governor
Statewide
In office
Dec 5, 1822 to Jan 30, 1824
Assumed: General Election
Left: Assumed Other Office
1 year, 1 month, 25 days
U.S. House
District 1
In office
Mar 4, 1825 to Mar 4, 1827
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
2 years
U.S. House
District 1
In office
Mar 4, 1829 to Mar 4, 1839

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Renomination Bid
10 years, 2 days
Ratliff Boon spent 18 years, 8 months, 16 days in office in Indiana, including 12 years, 2 days at the federal level and 6 years, 8 months, 14 days at the state level.

Elections

We found no record of Ratliff Boon running for office in Indiana. Our database only focuses on state and federal offices, so it's possible they ran at a different level, or in an office not currently in our database (note: state legislative election data is extremely limited currently).