# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ratliff-boon
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:32:33.514Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ratliff-boon"
name: "Ratliff Boon"
slug: "ratliff-boon"
description: "Ratliff Boon was an American politician who briefly served as the second Governor of Indiana — taking office following the resignation of Governor Jonathan Jennings, whom he served as lieutenant governor under, after his election to Congress, and subsequently serving again as lieutenant governor under Governor William Hendricks — and a six-term member of the United States House of Representatives. A prominent politician in the state, Boon was instrumental in the formation of the state Democratic Party, and he supported President Andrew Jackson's policies while in the House."
tagline: "American politician (1781-1844)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ratliffboonindiana.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1781-01-18"
deathDate: "1844-11-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.731843575418995
  historical:           8.074226666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Ratliff Boon"
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    title: "Ratliff Boon"
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    title: "ראטליף בון"
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    title: "Бун, Рэтлифф"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump