Alvan Flanders

Alvan Flanders
Arthur Armstrong Denny
Succeeded by	Selucius Garfielde
Personal details
Born	(1825-08-02)August 2, 1825 Hopkinton, New Hampshire
Died	March 14, 1894(1894-03-14) (aged 68) San Francisco, California
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Elizabeth M. Smith
Children	1

Alvan Flanders (August 2, 1825 – March 14, 1894)

from 1867 to 1869.

Biography

Born in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, Flanders attended the public schools in New Hampshire, and learned the machinist trade in Boston. He married Nancy Acorn on June 14, 1848. Later he married Elizabeth M. Smith on December 7, 1855. He had one son, Eddie.^[2]

Career

Flanders moved to Humboldt County, California, in 1851, and there engaged in the lumber business until 1858. He moved to San Francisco. He was one of the founders and proprietors of the "San Francisco Daily Times". He served as member of the California State Assembly in 1861. He was an officer of the United States branch mint in 1861.

Flanders moved to the Territory of Washington in 1863 and engaged in mercantile pursuits in Wallula. He became the first postmaster of Wallula 1865–1867.^[3]

Flanders was elected as a

on April 5, 1869, and served until 1870. He returned to San Francisco, at the expiration of his term.

Death

Flanders died in

References

Further reading

• Meany, Edmond S (1915). Governors of Washington : territorial and state. University of Washington.Available online through the Washington State Library's Classics in Washington History collection

External links

• United States Congress. "Alvan Flanders (id: F000188)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Washington Secretary of State Archived March 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
• The Political Graveyard

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Arthur A. Denny	Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington Territory 1867-1869	Succeeded by Selucius Garfielde
Political offices
Preceded by Marshall F. Moore	Territorial Governor of Washington 1869–1870	Succeeded by Edward S. Salomon

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress