James Greeley Flanders

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

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 (1844-12-13)December 13, 1844 New London, New Hampshire
Died	January 1, 1920(1920-01-01) (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

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]