Of those who were prominent in territorial affairs, some became identified with the earlier history of the State of Indiana and should be noted chiefly in that connection. Others were identified solely with the questions that arose prior to statehood, particularly the acute issue of the legalizing of slavery. Of the first group may be mentioned Jonathan Jennings, William Hendricks, James Noble, Waller Taylor, Benjamin Parke, Isaac Blackford and Dennis Pennington. Of the second group many more might be named. The major portion of them is unknown to the present generation, but they played their parts in the early formative period and were factors in our history.