Claim: Ratliff Boon was a prominent politician who was elected as lieutenant governor on a ticket with William Hendricks and became the second governor of Indiana on September 12, 1822.
Evidence: A prominent politician in the state, Boon was instrumental the formation of the state Democratic Party, and he supported President Andrew Jackson's policies during his six terms representing Indiana in the United States House of Representatives. In 1822 he was re-elected as lieutenant governor on a ticket with William Hendricks. When Governor Jonathan Jennings resigned to take a seat in Congress, Boon succeeded him and became the second governor of the state on September 12, 1822 and served until Hendricks's inauguration on December 5, 1822. 2nd Governor of Indiana