Territorial Governor Alvan Flanders papers, 1869-1870.
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Washington Territory. Governor (1869-1870 : Flanders)
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Alvan Flanders was born in Hopkins, N.H., in 1825, attended public schools there, and learned the machinist's trade in Boston. In 1851 he followed the gold rush to California, but instead of prospecting, he went into the lumber business. In 1858 he became associated with the organizing and publishing of the San Francisco Daily Times. Flanders was twice elected to the California Legislature and was appointed to a position in the U.S. Mint by President Lincoln. In 1863 he moved to Was...
Flanders, Alvan, 1825-1894
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