John Anderson (Maine)
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John Anderson was a Maine
politician. Anderson served as United States Representative from Maine
from 1825-1833. He was born in Windham
on July 30, 1792. He attended the common schools and graduated from Bowdoin College
in 1813. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1816 and commenced practice in Portland
.
He was elected a member of the Maine State Senate,and was 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). He was chair of the Committee on Elections (Twentieth Congress), and chair of the Committee on Naval Affairs (Twenty-second Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1832.
He was elected Mayor of Portland
1833-1836 and again in 1842. He was appointed Maine United States Attorney
1833-1836. He was appointed collector of customs for the Port of Portland 1837-1841 and 1843-1848. He resumed the practice of law, and died in Portland August 21, 1853. His interment was in Town Cemetery (then a part of the farm of his ancestors) in Windham, Maine.
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
politician. Anderson served as United States Representative from Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
from 1825-1833. He was born in Windham
Windham, Maine
Windham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 17,001 at the 2010 census. It includes the villages of South Windham and North Windham...
on July 30, 1792. He attended the common schools and graduated from Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...
in 1813. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1816 and commenced practice in Portland
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
.
He was elected a member of the Maine State Senate,and was 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). He was chair of the Committee on Elections (Twentieth Congress), and chair of the Committee on Naval Affairs (Twenty-second Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1832.
He was elected Mayor of Portland
Mayor of Portland
Mayor of Portland may refer to:*Mayor of Portland, Oregon*Mayor of Portland, Maine...
1833-1836 and again in 1842. He was appointed Maine United States Attorney
United States Attorney
United States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands...
1833-1836. He was appointed collector of customs for the Port of Portland 1837-1841 and 1843-1848. He resumed the practice of law, and died in Portland August 21, 1853. His interment was in Town Cemetery (then a part of the farm of his ancestors) in Windham, Maine.