James Greeley Flanders

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 by	Patrick Drew
Succeeded by	Charles T. Burnham
Personal details
Born	James Greeley Flanders; December 13, 1844; New London, New Hampshire
Died	January 1, 1920 (aged 75); Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Resting place	Forest Home Cemetery; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
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);
Education	Yale College; Columbia Law School

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

Biography[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (16th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1877. p. 467.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ 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)
^ HISTORY OF THE BENCH AND BAR OF WISCONSIN. Chicago: H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co. 1898. pp. 624–627.
^ Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. p. 138.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

External links[edit]

[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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