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Leander F. Frisby
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
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
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)

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

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

Leander Franklin Frisby at Find a Grave

Party political offices
Preceded by Stephen Steele Barlow	Republican nominee for Attorney General of Wisconsin 1873	Succeeded by John R. Bennett
Preceded by Alexander Wilson	Republican nominee for Attorney General of Wisconsin 1881, 1884	Succeeded by Charles E. Estabrook
Legal offices
Preceded by Alexander Wilson	Attorney General of Wisconsin 1882 – 1887	Succeeded by Charles E. Estabrook

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[1] "Leander F. Frisby". The Weekly Wisconsin. April 27, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved May 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[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

[Century-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.com

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State	Brown Coon E. Estabrook G. Smith W. R. Smith Bouck Howe W. Smith Gill Barlow Sloan Wilson Frisby C. Estabrook O'Connor Mylrea Hicks Sturdevant Gilbert Bancroft Owen Haven Blaine Morgan Ekern Reynolds Sr. Finnegan Loomis Martin Broadfoot Fairchild Thomson Honeck Reynolds Jr. Thompson La Follette Warren Miller La Follette Hanaway Doyle Lautenschlager Van Hollen Schimel Kaul

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

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)