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James Greeley Flanders

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James Greeley Flanders
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Milwaukee 1st district
In office
January 1, 1877 – January 1, 1878
Preceded byPatrick Drew
Succeeded byCharles T. Burnham
Personal details
Born
James Greeley Flanders

(1844-12-13)December 13, 1844
New London, New Hampshire
DiedJanuary 1, 1920(1920-01-01) (aged 75)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Mary Cornelia Haney
  • (died 1930)
Children
  • Charlotte B. F. (Simpson)
  • (b. 1876; died 1944)
  • Kent Haney Flanders
  • (b. 1878; died 1907)
  • Roger Y. Flanders
  • (b. 1882; died 1932)
Parents
  • Walter Powers Flanders (father)
  • Susan Everett (Greeley) Flanders (mother)
EducationYale College
Columbia Law School

James Greeley Flanders (December 13, 1844 – January 1, 1920) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

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Flanders was born on December 13, 1844, in New London, New Hampshire. He graduated from Yale College in 1867 and from Columbia Law School in 1869.[1] In 1873, Flanders married Mary C. Haney. They had five children.[2] On January 1, 1920, he died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin due to a severe cold. He was buried at Forest Home Cemetery. Flanders was an Episcopalian.[3]

Career

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Flanders was a member of the Assembly during the 1877 session.[4] He was also a school board member, and a delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention.

Flanders was a Milwaukee attorney and lifetime friend of Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur Jr., led a long but successful fight on behalf of MacArthur's widow, Mrs. Mary Pinkney "Pinky" Hardy MacArthur.[5] For some reason, Mrs. MacArthur was granted a pension of merely $1,200/per year after MacArthur died on September 5, 1912, whereas the widows of all other lieutenant generals were receiving $2,500/per year.[6] Flanders was able to win the legal battle and have the pension for Mrs. MacArthur raised to $2,500/per year.[7]

References

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  1. ^ THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (16th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1877. p. 467.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ OBITUARY RECORD OF GRADUATES DECEASED DURING THE YEAR ENDING JULY 1, 1920. New Haven. 1921. pp. 1379–1380.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ HISTORY OF THE BENCH AND BAR OF WISCONSIN. Chicago: H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co. 1898. pp. 624–627.
  4. ^ Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. p. 138.
  5. ^ James, D. Clayton (1 October 1970). The Years of MacArthur Volume 1 1880-1941 (1st ed.). Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 43. ISBN 978-0395109489. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. ^ James, D. Clayton (1 October 1970). The Years of MacArthur Volume 1 1880-1941 (1st ed.). Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 43. ISBN 978-0395109489. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. ^ James, D. Clayton (1 October 1970). The Years of MacArthur Volume 1 1880-1941 (1st ed.). Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 43. ISBN 978-0395109489. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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