 |
History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MaineJohn ANDERSON
(1792-1853)
ANDERSON, John, a
Representative from Maine; born in Windham, Maine, July 30, 1792;
attended the common schools; was graduated from Bowdoin College,
Brunswick, Maine, in 1813; studied law; was admitted to the bar in
1816 and commenced practice in Portland, Maine; member of the State
senate in 1823; elected to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses
and elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second
Congresses (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1833); chairman, Committee on
Elections (Twentieth Congress), Committee on Naval Affairs
(Twenty-second Congress); was not a candidate for renomination in
1832; mayor of Portland 1833-1836 and again in 1842; United States
attorney for the district of Maine 1833-1836; collector of customs
for the port of Portland 1837-1841 and 1843-1848; resumed the
practice of law; died in Portland, Maine, August 21, 1853;
interment in Town Cemetery (then a part of the farm of his
ancestors) on River Road, Windham, Maine.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Related Links
|
24 X 7
Private Tutor
|
24 x 7 Tutor Availability |
|
|
Unlimited Online Tutoring |
|
|
1-on-1 Tutoring |
|
