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- ↑ "Lt. Governor: Previous Lt. Governors". In.gov. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ↑ Visher, Stephen S. (March 1939). "The Geography of Indiana's Governors". Indiana Magazine of History. 35 (1): 58–65. JSTOR 27787032.
- ↑ Leonard, Adam (September 1923). "Personal Politics In Indiana 1816-1840 (Concluded): State Politics, 1828 to 1840". Indiana Magazine of History. 19 (3): 241–281. JSTOR 27786085.
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