Mr. Flanders was 45 years of age. His parents, George Hall and Maria Louise Flanders, were of New England Puritan stock. Mr. Flanders was born in Portland. The schools of Portland furnished Mr. Flanders with his early education. His preliminary work was done at Bishop Scott Academy and he entered Yale in 1881, taking the degree of A. B. in 1885. In 1891 Mr. Flanders was appointed a member of the Port of Portland Commission. He is an ex-trustee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce and was a Lewis and Clark fair commissioner. Mr. Flanders was a staunch Democrat, has been a delegate to state and county conventions and was chairman of the county committee in 1896.

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