Isaac Newton Blackford

Notable Facts

  • Served as Speaker of the House in the 1st General Assembly (1816-1817)
  • First judge appointed to the U.S. Court of Claims upon its creation in 1855 (served 1855-1859)

Offices

Indiana House
Knox County
In office
Nov 4, 1816 to Sep 10, 1817
Assumed: General Election
Left: State Judicial Appointment
10 months, 10 days
Indiana Supreme Court Justice
District 2
In office
Sep 10, 1817 to Jan 3, 1853
Assumed: Appointed by Governor
Left: Did Not Run
35 years, 4 months, 2 days
Isaac Newton Blackford spent 36 years, 2 months, 8 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

1825–Governor LOST
General Election–Monday, August 1, 1825
53.24%
James B. Ray (i)*, 13,852 votes
46.76%
Isaac Newton Blackford, 12,165 votes
Out of 26,017 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,687 (6.48%)
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In the 1 races for which we have results, Isaac Newton Blackford had a record of 0-1. That includes a record of 0-1 in 1 general election.