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Jeremiah C. Sullivan (July 21, 1794 – December 6, 1870) was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from 1836–1846 and coined the name "Indianapolis" for the new state capital.

Jeremiah Sullivan studied at The College of William & Mary in Virginia. After serving in the War of 1812
War of 1812

The War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire , was fought from 1812 to 1815.There were several immediate stated causes for the U.S....
, during which he rose to the rank of major, he returned to Virginia to study law. He was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1816, feeling that there was more opportunity in the newly opened West, he ventured out to Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city's estimated population as of 2006 is listed as 557,789, with a population of 1,233,733 in the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area....
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Jeremiah C. Sullivan (July 21, 1794 – December 6, 1870) was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from 1836–1846 and coined the name "Indianapolis" for the new state capital.

Jeremiah Sullivan studied at The College of William & Mary in Virginia. After serving in the War of 1812
War of 1812

The War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire , was fought from 1812 to 1815.There were several immediate stated causes for the U.S....
, during which he rose to the rank of major, he returned to Virginia to study law. He was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1816, feeling that there was more opportunity in the newly opened West, he ventured out to Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city's estimated population as of 2006 is listed as 557,789, with a population of 1,233,733 in the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area....
. On his way, he was told of the opportunities offered by Madison, Indiana
Madison, Indiana

Madison is a city in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 12,004 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County, Indiana....
, a new and growing town on the banks of the Ohio River
Ohio River

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long and is located in the eastern United States....
.

He built his home in 1818 and from this base went on to carve a career as state legislator, state supreme court judge, and county judge, Presbyterian elder, and Mason. He helped found nearby Hanover College
Hanover College

Hanover College is a coeducational liberal arts college, located in Hanover, Indiana, near the banks of the Ohio River. The college is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church ....
 and the Indiana Historical Society
Indiana Historical Society

The Indiana Historical Society is one of the United States' oldest and largest historical society and describes itself as "Indiana's storyteller"....
. Jeremiah Sullivan’s public career was immediately successful. Governor Jennings quickly appointed him prosecuting attorney in Madison and within three years of his arrival he was elected a member of the state legislature. While in the Legislature, he gave Indianapolis its name. He later was judge of the Supreme Court of Indiana
Supreme Court of Indiana

The Supreme Court of Indiana is the US State state supreme court of Indiana. The court was established by Article Seven of the Indiana Constitution and is the highest judicial authority within Indiana....
 from 1836–1846. In 1869, a criminal court was created for Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Indiana

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 31,705. The county seat is Madison, Indiana....
, and he was appointed judge.

Judge Sullivan's house, the Sullivan Home, in Madison, is acknowledged to have been the first brick mansion built in the Northwest Territory
Northwest Territory

The Northwest Territory, formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, was a governmental region within the early United States....
. It is now on tour and associated with Historic Madison.

Among his sons were Algernon Sydney Sullivan
Algernon Sydney Sullivan

Algernon Sydney Sullivan was one of New York's leading lawyers in the mid-1800s. Sullivan, together with William Nelson Cromwell, founded Sullivan & Cromwell in 1879....
, founder of the Sullivan & Cromwell
Sullivan & Cromwell

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, an international law firm headquartered in New York, is one of the most prestigious and profitable law firms in the world....
 law firm in New York and Jeremiah C. Sullivan
Jeremiah C. Sullivan

Jeremiah Cutler Sullivan was an Indiana lawyer, antebellum United States Navy officer, and a Brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War....
 and Thomas Crook Sullivan
Thomas Crook Sullivan

Thomas Crook Sullivan was a Brigadier General in the United States Army.Sullivan was born at Montgomery County, Ohio, the son of Samuel Sullivan, the proprietor of Sullivan's Tavern, the brother of Ohio 2nd Dist Appellate Judge Theodore Sullivan, and the nephew of future Major General George Crook via older sister Maria Crook Sullivan....
, Civil War generals.

See also

  • List of Indiana Supreme Court Justices
    List of Indiana Supreme Court Justices

    The following is a lists of member of the Indiana Supreme Court. The court was founded in 1816 with the ratification of the Constitution of Indiana. The court has varied in size having between three and five members serving at the same time....