Frank Hanly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frank Hanly

American politician

Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1863

Place of Birth: St. Joseph, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1920

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

James Franklin Hanly (April 4, 1863 – August 1, 1920) was an American politician who served as a congressman from Indiana from 1895 until 1897, and was the 26th Governor of Indiana from 1905 to 1909.
He was the founder of Hanly's Flying Squadron, which advocated prohibition nationally and played an important role in raising awareness about the effect of alcohol and arousing public support for prohibition. During his term as governor he successfully advocated the passage of a local-option liquor law, which led the majority of Indiana's counties to ban liquor sales.
His other achievements included banning gambling, fighting political corruption, and adjusting state agencies to operate on a non-partisan basis.
He left office and the Republican Party and became an active and vocal prohibitionist.
He was an unsuccessful Prohibition Party candidate for President of the United States in the 1916 election.