James Franklin Hanly (April 4, 1863 – August 1, 1920) was an United States politician who served as the 26th Governor of Indiana from 1905 to 1909. April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... List of Indiana Governors Jonathan Jennings Dem. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Hanly was born in a log cabin near St. Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois. As a young man he also lived for a while on a farm in the nearby village of Homer. He attended the common schools and the Eastern Illinois Normal School at Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, from 1879 to 1881. He later moved to Warren County, Indiana where he taught in the state public schools from 1881 to 1889. St. ... Location in the state of Illinois Formed 1833 Seat Urbana Area  - Total  - Water 2,584 km² (998 mi²) 2 km² (1 mi²) 0. ... Homer is a village located in Champaign County, Illinois. ... Danville is a city located in Vermilion County, Illinois. ... Vermilion County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Warren County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1889. He commenced practice in Williamsport, Indiana. He was elected a member of the Indiana State Senate in 1890 and 1891. He was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress, serving from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1897. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896. Williamsport is a town located in Warren County, Indiana. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Hanly was elected Governor of Indiana in 1904. As governor, he crusaded against liquor, horse-racing and political corruption even prosecuting members of his own administration for embezzlement. 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Spirits redirects here. ... Horse racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... The contrary is true The 10 least corrupt countries, according to the Transparency International perception survey, 2004. ...

He was a prohibition lecturer throughout the United States from 1910-1920 and in France in 1919. Hanly was an unsuccessful candidate of the Prohibition Party for President of the United States in the 1916 election where he garnered 221,030 votes, or about 1.2%. It has been alleged that his reason for promoting Prohibition is because his father was an alcoholic. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States. ... The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... Electoral College results In 1916, Europe was embroiled in World War I. American sentiment leaned towards the Allied Powers due to the occupation of parts of France and Belgium by the German Empire, but most American voters wanted to avoid involvement in the war, and preferred a policy of strict...

He died as the result of an automobile-train accident near Dennison, Ohio in 1920. He is interred at Hillside Cemetery, near Williamsport, Indiana. Dennison is a village located in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

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External links

• Biography from Indiana Historical Bureau
• Congressional biography