Ratliff Boon(18 January 1781-20 November 1844) was a prominent politician who fought in the  War of 1812, became the  second governor of Indiana on September 12, 1822 and was elected as lieutenant governor on a ticket with William Hendricks.
Ratliff Boon (January 18, 1781  November 20, 1844) was the second Governor of Indiana from September 12 to December 5, 1822, taking office following the resignation of Governor Jonathan Jennings' after his election to Congress. At the outbreak of the War of 1812, Boon joined the Indiana Territorial militia and eventually rose to the rank of colonel. When Governor Jonathan Jennings resigned to take a seat in Congress, Boon succeeded him and became the second governor of the state on September 12, 1822 and served until Hendricks's inauguration on December 5, 1822. In 1822 he was re-elected as lieutenant governor on a ticket with William Hendricks. 
