Leander F. Frisby

Leander F. Frisby
13th Attorney General of Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1882 – January 3, 1887
GovernorJeremiah McLain Rusk
Preceded byAlexander Wilson
Succeeded byCharles E. Estabrook
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Washington 2nd district
In office
January 1, 1861 – January 1, 1862
Preceded byMatthias Altenhofen
Succeeded byMichael Maloy
Village President of West Bend
In office
1876–1877
Preceded byEckstein
Succeeded byFred H. Haase
Personal details
Born
Leander Franklin Frisby

(1825-06-19)June 19, 1825
Mesopotamia, Ohio
DiedApril 19, 1889(1889-04-19) (aged 63)
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
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)
RelativesFranklin 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]

  1. ^ "Leander F. Frisby". The Weekly Wisconsin. April 27, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved May 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon