William Ellis Niblack

Notable Facts

  • Served as U.S. House Democratic Caucus Chair (Democratic) from 1869-1871
  • Served as U.S. House Democratic Caucus Chair (Democratic) from 1873-1875

Offices

Indiana House
Martin County
In office
Dec 3, 1849 to Dec 30, 1850

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Ran For Other Office
1 year, 27 days
Indiana Senate
Daviess, Martin Counties
In office
Dec 30, 1850 to Dec 1, 1851

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Redistricting
Daviess, Knox, Martin Counties
In office
Dec 1, 1851 to Nov 3, 1852

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
1 year, 10 months, 5 days
U.S. House
District 1
In office
Dec 7, 1857 to Mar 4, 1861

Party: Democratic
Assumed: Special Election
Left: Did Not Run
3 years, 2 months, 27 days
Indiana House
Knox County
In office
Nov 5, 1862 to Nov 9, 1864

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
2 years, 5 days
U.S. House
District 1
In office
Mar 4, 1865 to Mar 4, 1875

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
10 years, 2 days
Indiana Supreme Court Justice
District 1
In office
Jan 1, 1877 to Jan 7, 1889

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
12 years, 9 days
William Ellis Niblack spent 30 years, 2 months, 14 days in office in Indiana, including 13 years, 2 months, 29 days at the federal level and 16 years, 11 months, 15 days at the state level.

Elections

We found no record of William Ellis Niblack 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).