▁ 1 1 , ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁passed ▁a ▁resolution ▁( 3 4 ▁to ▁ 8 ) ▁to ▁proceed ▁with ▁task ▁of ▁writing ▁the ▁state ' s ▁first ▁constitution ▁and ▁forming ▁a ▁state ▁government . ▁ ▁Jonathan ▁Jenn ings , ▁who ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁convention ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁elected ▁the ▁first ▁governor ▁of ▁Indiana , ▁appointed ▁the ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁various ▁comm itte es ; ▁William ▁Hend r icks , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁elected ▁delegate , ▁▁ ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁convention ' s ▁secretary ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁state ' s ▁first ▁representative ▁to ▁Congress . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Jenn ings , ▁notable ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁included ▁Franklin ▁County ▁deleg ates ▁James ▁No ble ▁( who ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁from ▁Indiana ▁after ▁it ▁achieved ▁state hood ) ▁and ▁Robert ▁H anna ▁( who ▁became ▁Indiana ' s ▁second ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁after ▁state hood ); ▁Harrison ▁County ▁deleg ates ▁Dennis ▁Pen ning ton ▁and ▁Davis ▁F loyd ; ▁and ▁among ▁others , ▁William ▁Henry ▁Harrison ' s ▁friends ▁and ▁political ▁al lies : ▁Benjamin ▁Par ke , ▁John ▁Johnson , ▁John ▁Bad ol let , ▁and ▁William ▁Pol ke ▁( de leg ates ▁from ▁Kno x ▁County ), ▁David ▁Rob b ▁of ▁Gib son ▁County , ▁and ▁James ▁D ill ▁of ▁D ear born ▁County . ▁ ▁Most ▁convention ▁deleg ates ▁had ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁South ; ▁all ▁but ▁nine ▁had ▁lived ▁below ▁the ▁Mason - D