Abram W. Hendricks (October 12, 1822 - January 4, 1887) was an American attorney and politician.

[1] His father was Abram Hendricks, a contractor involved in the building of the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad.

In January 1847, he moved to Madison, Indiana, where he operated a law office with George Sheets.

Within months Hendricks was law partner with William McKee Dunn.

[1] At the start of the American Civil War, Hendricks co-organized the Jefferson County Cavalry, in which he served as captain.

[2] When the cavalry was called into the war, Hendricks was appointed paymaster in the Quartermaster's Department of the United States Army.

Hendricks served as secretary of the Committee of Safety during the Indianapolis portion of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.