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{{Short description|19th century American lawyer, 13th Attorney General of Wisconsin}}
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'''Leander Franklin Frisby''' (June 19, 1825 &ndash; April 19, 1889) was an [[United States|American]] [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician and lawyer from [[Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Leander F. Frisby |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2442035/leander_f_frisby_18251889/|newspaper=The Weekly Wisconsin|date=April 27, 1889|page=4|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = May 19, 2015 }} {{Open access}}</ref>
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|order = 13th
|office = Attorney General of Wisconsin
| term_start = January 2, 1882
| term_end = January 3, 1887
| governor = [[Jeremiah McLain Rusk]]
| predecessor = [[Alexander Wilson (Wisconsin politician)|Alexander Wilson]]
| successor = [[Charles E. Estabrook]]
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|district1 = [[Washington County, Wisconsin|Washington]] 2nd
| term_start1 = January 1, 1861
| term_end1 = January 1, 1862
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| successor1 = Michael Maloy
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| Alice Frances Frisby
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| [[Almah Jane Frisby]]
| {{sup|(b. 1857; died 1931)}}
| Marion Clark Frisby
| {{sup|(b. 1860; died 1883)}}
| Ralph Eugene Frisby
| {{sup|(b. 1865; died 1883)}}
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'''Leander Franklin Frisby''' (June 19, 1825{{spaced ndash}}April 19, 1889) was an [[Americans|American]] lawyer, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician, and [[Wisconsin]] pioneer. He was the 13th [[Attorney General of Wisconsin]] (1882&ndash;1887) and served in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]], representing [[Washington County, Wisconsin|Washington County]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Leander F. Frisby |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2442035/leander_f_frisby_18251889/|newspaper=The Weekly Wisconsin|date=April 27, 1889|page=4|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = May 19, 2015 }} {{Open access}}</ref>


==Biography==
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Born in [[Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County, Ohio]], Frisby moved to [[Burlington, Wisconsin|Burlington]], [[Wisconsin Territory]], in 1846, where he taught school. In 1850, Frisby was admitted to the Wisconsin bar and moved to [[West Bend, Wisconsin]]. Frisby was the first district attorney of [[Washington County, Wisconsin]]. He was active in the [[Free Soil Party]] and then the Republican Party after 1854. In 1861, he served in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]. Frisby served as [[Wisconsin Attorney General]] from 1882 to 1887.<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1345&keyword=frisby Leander Frisby, Wisconsin Historical Society]. Wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved on 2016-01-22.</ref><ref>'National Cyclopedia of American Biography,' Vol. 2, J.T. White:1892, Biographical Sketch of Leander Franklin Leander, pg. 239</ref> His nephew was [[Franklin L. Gilson]] who studied law and then practices law with his uncle.<ref>'Report of the Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin, February 2–3, 1901, Madison, Wisconsin,' Taylor and Gleason Book and Job Printers, Madison, Wisconsin: 1901, Biographical Sketch of Franklin L. Gilson, pg. 266-271</ref>

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Born in [[Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County, Ohio]], Frisby moved to [[Burlington, Wisconsin|Burlington]], [[Wisconsin Territory]], in 1846, where he taught school. In 1850, Frisby was admitted to the Wisconsin bar and moved to [[West Bend, Wisconsin]]. Frisby was the first district attorney of [[Washington County, Wisconsin]]. He was active in the [[Free Soil Party]] and then the Republican Party after 1854. In 1861, he served in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]. Frisby served as [[Wisconsin Attorney General]] from 1882 to 1887.<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1345&keyword=frisby Leander Frisby, Wisconsin Historical Society]. Wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved on 2016-01-22.</ref><ref>'National Cyclopedia of American Biography,' Vol. 2, J.T. White:1892, Biographical Sketch of Leander Franklin Leander, pg. 239</ref> Beginning in 1883, he practiced law with his nephew, [[Franklin L. Gilson]].<ref>'Report of the Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin, February 2–3, 1901, Madison, Wisconsin,' Taylor and Gleason Book and Job Printers, Madison, Wisconsin: 1901, Biographical Sketch of Franklin L. Gilson, pg. 266-271</ref>

His daughter [[Almah Jane Frisby]] was a physician and university professor. She was the first woman appointed to the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, and to the Wisconsin Board of Control.<ref name="Century">Frances Elizabeth Willard, Mary Ashton Rice Livermore, [https://books.google.com/books?id=zXEEAAAAYAAJ&dq=Almah+Frisby&pg=PA303 ''A Woman of the Century''] (Moulton 1893): 303-304.</ref><ref>Lillian Gray, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20445767/almah_frisby_1905/ "Women Members of State Boards"] ''Journal Times'' (October 6, 1905): 12. via [[Newspapers.com]]{{open access}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 02:38, 20 February 2024

Leander F. Frisby
13th Attorney General of Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1882 – January 3, 1887
GovernorJeremiah McLain Rusk
Preceded byAlexander Wilson
Succeeded byCharles E. Estabrook
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Washington 2nd district
In office
January 1, 1861 – January 1, 1862
Preceded byMatthias Altenhofen
Succeeded byMichael Maloy
Personal details
Born
Leander Franklin Frisby

(1825-06-19)June 19, 1825
Mesopotamia, Ohio
DiedApril 19, 1889(1889-04-19) (aged 63)
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Frances E. Rooker
  • (m. 1854; died 1902)
Children
  • Alice Frances Frisby
  • (b. 1856; died 1883)
  • Almah Jane Frisby
  • (b. 1857; died 1931)
  • Marion Clark Frisby
  • (b. 1860; died 1883)
  • Ralph Eugene Frisby
  • (b. 1865; died 1883)
Parents
  • Lucius Frisby (father)
  • Lovina (Gary) Frisby (mother)
RelativesFranklin L. Gilson (nephew)

Leander Franklin Frisby (June 19, 1825 – April 19, 1889) was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 13th Attorney General of Wisconsin (1882–1887) and served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Washington County.[1]

Biography[edit]

Born in Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, Frisby moved to Burlington, Wisconsin Territory, in 1846, where he taught school. In 1850, Frisby was admitted to the Wisconsin bar and moved to West Bend, Wisconsin. Frisby was the first district attorney of Washington County, Wisconsin. He was active in the Free Soil Party and then the Republican Party after 1854. In 1861, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Frisby served as Wisconsin Attorney General from 1882 to 1887.[2][3] Beginning in 1883, he practiced law with his nephew, Franklin L. Gilson.[4]

His daughter Almah Jane Frisby was a physician and university professor. She was the first woman appointed to the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, and to the Wisconsin Board of Control.[5][6]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Leander F. Frisby". The Weekly Wisconsin. April 27, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved May 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Leander Frisby, Wisconsin Historical Society. Wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved on 2016-01-22.
  3. ^ 'National Cyclopedia of American Biography,' Vol. 2, J.T. White:1892, Biographical Sketch of Leander Franklin Leander, pg. 239
  4. ^ 'Report of the Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin, February 2–3, 1901, Madison, Wisconsin,' Taylor and Gleason Book and Job Printers, Madison, Wisconsin: 1901, Biographical Sketch of Franklin L. Gilson, pg. 266-271
  5. ^ Frances Elizabeth Willard, Mary Ashton Rice Livermore, A Woman of the Century (Moulton 1893): 303-304.
  6. ^ Lillian Gray, "Women Members of State Boards" Journal Times (October 6, 1905): 12. via Newspapers.comOpen access icon

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Preceded by Republican nominee for Attorney General of Wisconsin
1873 		Succeeded by
John R. Bennett
Preceded by Republican nominee for Attorney General of Wisconsin
1881, 1884 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by Attorney General of Wisconsin
1882 – 1887 		Succeeded by


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