▁tasks , ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁state ▁officials ▁and ▁representation ▁in ▁the ▁Indiana ▁General ▁Assembly ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress . ▁ ▁Trans ition ▁to ▁state hood ▁E lections ▁of ▁state ▁officers ▁were ▁held ▁under ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Territ ory ▁on ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁Jonathan ▁Jenn ings ▁was ▁elected ▁governor , ▁Christopher ▁Harrison ▁was ▁elected ▁lieutenant ▁governor , ▁and ▁William ▁Hend r icks ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁The ▁Indiana ▁General ▁Assembly ▁met ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁constitution ▁and ▁state ▁government ▁on ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁Jenn ings ▁and ▁Harrison ▁were ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁November ▁ 7 . ▁The ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁elected ▁James ▁No ble ▁and ▁W aller ▁Taylor ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁Hend r icks ▁was ▁sw orn ▁into ▁office ▁and ▁se ated ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁President ▁James ▁Mad ison ▁signed ▁the ▁con gression al ▁resolution ▁adm itting ▁Indiana ▁as ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁" on ▁equal ▁foot ing ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁states ▁in ▁all ▁respect s ▁whatever " ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁which ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁state ' s ▁birth day . ▁No ble ▁and ▁Taylor ▁were ▁sw orn ▁into ▁office ▁se ated ▁as ▁members ▁of