James Greeley Flanders

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

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

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

  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.