Frank Hanly

Frank Hanly
26th Governor of Indiana
In office January 9, 1905 – January 11, 1909
Lieutenant	Hugh Thomas Miller
Preceded by	Winfield T. Durbin
Succeeded by	Thomas Marshall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 9th district
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
Preceded by	Daniel W. Waugh
Succeeded by	Charles B. Landis
Member of the Indiana Senate
In office 1890-1891
Personal details
Born	James Franklin Hanly (1863-04-04)April 4, 1863 St. Joseph, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 1, 1920(1920-08-01) (aged 57) Dennison, Ohio, U.S.
Resting place	Hillside Cemetery
Political party	Republican (Before 1909) Prohibition (1909–1920)
Spouse	Eva Simmer
Education	Eastern Illinois University

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 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.