Leander F. Frisby

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]

Leander F. Frisby
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
Village President of West Bend
In office 1876–1877
Preceded by	Eckstein
Succeeded by	Fred H. Haase
Personal details
Born	Leander Franklin Frisby (1825-06-19)June 19, 1825 Mesopotamia, Ohio
Died	April 19, 1889(1889-04-19) (aged 63)
Resting place	Forest Home Cemetery Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
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)
Relatives	Franklin L. Gilson (nephew)

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]