Franklin Landers

Franklin Landers

Franklin Landers (born March 22, 1825 in Landersdale , Morgan County , Indiana , †  September 10, 1901 in Indianapolis , Indiana) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1877 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Franklin Landers attended the public schools in his home country and then worked as a teacher himself for some time. He later worked in trade with his brother in Waverly . Landers was also involved in founding the city of Brooklyn . There he also worked in trade. He was also involved in the field of animal husbandry. Politically, Landers was a member of the Democratic Party . He served in the Indiana Senate between 1860 and 1864 . From 1865 he was based in Indianapolis, where he was employed in the haberdashery trade. In 1873 he ran a slaughterhouse.

In the congressional elections of 1874 , Landers was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Thomas J. Cason , who moved to the ninth district, on March 4, 1875 . Since he was not confirmed in 1876, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1877 . In 1880, Landers ran for governor of Indiana, but was narrowly defeated by Republican Albert Porter . Otherwise he worked his farm. He died on September 10, 1901 in Indianapolis.

Web links

• Franklin Landers in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Franklin Landers in the database of Find a Grave (English)