Benjamin Flanders

Benjamin Flanders
31st Mayor of New Orleans
In office
April 4, 1870 – November 29, 1872
Preceded byJohn R. Conway
Succeeded byLouis A. Wiltz
21st Governor of Louisiana
In office
June 8, 1867 – January 8, 1868
LieutenantAlbert Voorhies
Preceded byJames M. Wells
Succeeded byJoshua Baker
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 1st district
In office
February 17, 1863 – March 3, 1863
Preceded byJohn Edward Bouligny (1861)
Succeeded byJ. Hale Sypher (1868)
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Franklin Flanders

(1816-01-26)January 26, 1816
Bristol, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedMarch 13, 1896(1896-03-13) (aged 80)
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSusan H. Sawyer

Benjamin Franklin Flanders (January 26, 1816 – March 13, 1896) was a teacher, politician and planter in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1867, he was appointed by the military commander as the 21st Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction, a position which he held for some six months. He was the second and, as of 2024, the last Republican mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana.