Editing Thomas A. Hendricks (section)

===Law practice===
In addition to his years of service in various political offices in Indiana and Washington, D.C., Hendricks maintained an active law practice, which he first established in Shelbyville in 1843 and continued after his relocation to Indianapolis.{{sfn|Gugin|St. Clair|2006|p=162}} Hendricks and [[Oscar B. Hord]] established a law firm in 1862, where Hendricks practiced until the [[Indiana General Assembly]] elected him to represent Indiana in the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] in 1863.{{sfn|Gugin|St. Clair|2006|p=163}}{{sfn|Gray|1977|p=125}} The law practice was renamed Hendricks, Hord, and Hendricks in 1866, after [[Abram W. Hendricks]] joined the firm. In 1873 it was renamed Baker, Hord, and Hendricks, after Conrad Baker, the outgoing governor of Indiana, joined the firm and Hendricks succeeded him as governor. In 1888 the firm passed to Baker's son, who partnered with Edward Daniels, and it became known as [[Baker & Daniels]], which grew into one of the state's leading law firms.{{sfn|Gray|1977|p=125}}{{sfn|Gugin|St. Clair|2006|pp=162, 163}}