Franklin Landers

Franklin Landers (* March 22, 1825 at Landersdale, Morgan County, Indiana, † September 10, 1901 in Indianapolis, Indiana ) was an American politician. Between 1875 and 1877 he represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Franklin Landers attended the common schools and worked for some time even as a teacher. Later he was with his brother in Waverly engaged in trade. Landers was also involved in the founding of the city of Brooklyn. There he worked in the trade. He also became involved in the field of animal husbandry. Politically, Landers member of the Democratic Party. Between 1860 and 1864 he sat in the Senate of Indiana. Since 1865 he has been resident in Indianapolis, where he was employed in the dry goods trade. In 1873 he led a slaughterhouse.

In the congressional elections of 1874 Landers was in the seventh election district of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeds Thomas J. Cason took on 4 March 1875 the moved to the ninth district. Since he has not been confirmed in 1876, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1877. In 1880, Landers ran for the governorship of Indiana, but just going down to the Republican Albert Porter. Otherwise, he managed his farm. He died on September 10, 1901 in Indianapolis.