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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 |
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|order = 13th |
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|office = Attorney General of Wisconsin |
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| term_start = January 2, 1882 |
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| term_end = January 3, 1887 |
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| governor = [[Jeremiah McLain Rusk]] |
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| predecessor = [[Alexander Wilson (Wisconsin politician)|Alexander Wilson]] |
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| successor = [[Charles E. Estabrook]] |
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|state1 = Wisconsin |
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|state_assembly1 = Wisconsin |
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|district1 = [[Washington County, Wisconsin|Washington ]] 2nd |
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| term_start1 = January 1, 1861 |
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| term_end1 = January 1, 1862 |
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| predecessor1 = Matthias Altenhofen |
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| successor1 = Michael Maloy |
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|birth_name = Leander Franklin Frisby |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1825|6|19}} |
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| birth_place = [[Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County, Ohio|Mesopotamia]], [[Ohio]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1889|4|19|1825|6|19}} |
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| restingplace = Forest Home Cemetery <br />[[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]] |
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|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
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|spouse = {{unbulleted list |
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| Frances E. Rooker |
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| (m. 1854; died 1902) |
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}} |
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|children = {{unbulleted list |
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| Alice Frances Frisby |
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| {{sup|(b. 1856; died 1883)}} |
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| [[Almah Jane Frisby]] |
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| {{sup|(b. 1857; died 1931)}} |
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| Marion Clark Frisby |
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| {{sup|(b. 1860; died 1883)}} |
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| Ralph Eugene Frisby |
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| {{sup|(b. 1865; died 1883)}} |
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}} |
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|father = Lucius Frisby |
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|mother = Lovina (Gary) Frisby |
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|relatives = [[Franklin L. Gilson]] (nephew) |
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⚫ | '''Leander Franklin Frisby''' (June 19, 1825{{spaced 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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==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> 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> |
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> |
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Revision as of 04:24, 21 January 2020
Leander F. Frisby | |
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13th Attorney General of Wisconsin | |
In office January 2, 1882 – January 3, 1887 | |
Governor | Jeremiah McLain Rusk |
Preceded by | Alexander Wilson |
Succeeded by | Charles E. Estabrook |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Washington 2nd district | |
In office January 1, 1861 – January 1, 1862 | |
Preceded by | Matthias Altenhofen |
Succeeded by | Michael Maloy |
Personal details | |
Born | Leander Franklin Frisby June 19, 1825 Mesopotamia, Ohio |
Died | April 19, 1889 | (aged 63)
Resting place | Forest Home Cemetery Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Political party | Republican |
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Relatives | Franklin L. Gilson (nephew) |
Leander Franklin Frisby (June 19, 1825 – April 19, 1889) was an American Republican politician and lawyer from Wisconsin.[1]
Biography
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
- ^ "Leander F. Frisby". The Weekly Wisconsin. April 27, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved May 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Leander Frisby, Wisconsin Historical Society. Wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved on 2016-01-22.
- ^ 'National Cyclopedia of American Biography,' Vol. 2, J.T. White:1892, Biographical Sketch of Leander Franklin Leander, pg. 239
- ^ '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
- ^ Frances Elizabeth Willard, Mary Ashton Rice Livermore, A Woman of the Century (Moulton 1893): 303-304.
- ^ Lillian Gray, "Women Members of State Boards" Journal Times (October 6, 1905): 12. via Newspapers.com
External links
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