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J. Frank (James Frank) Hanly
1863–1920
A fiery Indiana reformer, he rose from teaching school to the governor’s office and became one of the nation’s best-known voices for Prohibition. His life mixed politics, oratory, and crusading zeal, ending suddenly in a 1920 automobile accident.
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Vicksburg
by J. Frank (James Frank) Hanly
About the author
James Franklin Hanly was born on April 4, 1863, near St. Joseph, Illinois. After attending common schools and studying for a time at Eastern Illinois Normal School, he moved to Indiana, taught in public schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1889.
He went on to serve in the Indiana Senate, represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897, and was the 26th governor of Indiana from 1905 to 1909. Contemporary accounts and later histories alike remember him as an energetic speaker and reform-minded politician.
After leaving office, Hanly became nationally known for his work in the Prohibition movement, organizing the Flying Squadron and later running for president in 1916 as the Prohibition Party candidate. He died on August 1, 1920, after an automobile accident, but his name remains closely tied to Indiana politics and the temperance cause.