Thomas Jefferson Lindley

Thomas Jefferson Lindley (October 7, 1843 – September 20, 1915) was a 19th-century Hoosier.

Biography Thomas Jefferson Lindley was born on a farm near Westfield, Indiana on October 7, 1843. His family were early settlers in a part of America newly opened up for settlement, because of the creation of the North West Territory. A large portion of the early citizens of Westfield, arrived to the frontier, having left South Carolina with hopes of avoiding the practice of slavery.

After the war Lindley returned to the country life of farming. His first experience with public service began when he became the sheriff of Hamilton County, Indiana, at the age of 26. He married Harriet J. Blair on November 28, 1867, and they had two sons and two daughters. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Masons, and the Knights of Pythias.