James Franklin Doughty Lanier was an entrepreneur who lived in Madison, Indiana, prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Lanier became a wealthy banker with interests in pork packing, the railroads, and real estate.
- Occupation
- entrepreneur, banker, lawyer, writer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 22, 1800, 1800
- Died
- August 27, 1881, 1881
