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He attained the rank of brigadiergeneral for services in the civil war; and subsequently was prominent in railroad affairs in New York. He died May 15, 1889, in Philadelphia, Pa. Anderson, Albert, journalist, publisher, was born Dec. 23, 1875, in Red Wing, Minn. He is the editor and publisher of the Oldberg Journal of Minnesota. For several years he has been town clerk and clerk of the school

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and since 1903 has been postmaster of Oldberg, Minn. He was one of the organizers of Clearwater county, Minn.; and is prominently identified with the business and public affairs of his community.

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Anderson, Albert Barnes, lawyer, jurist, 10, 1857, near Zionsville, Ind. In 1879 he graduated from Wabash college with the degree of A.M.; and since 1881 has practiced law in Crawfordsville, Ind. In 188690 he was prosecuting attorney of Montgomery county, Ind; and since 1903 has been judge of the United States district court for

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the district of Indiana. Anderson, Albert R., soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Nov. 8, 1837, in Adams county, Ohio. In 1861 lie became postmaster of Clarinda, Iowa; resigned to serve in the civil war; and attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He then practiced law in Sidney, Iowa; and was district attorney in 1876-80. He was appointed state railroad commissioner in 1881. In 1887-89 he was a representative from Iowa to the fiftieth congress as an independent republican. He died Nov. 17, 1898, in Hot Springs, S.D.

Anderson, Alden, merchant, legislator, lieutenant-governor. He is prominently identified with the business and piiblic affairs of California. He is at the head of the Alden Anderson fruit company of Suisun, Gal.; and identified with various other enterprises. He stands high in legislative affairs; and in 1900 was speaker of the California state legislature. In 1903-07 he was lieutenant-governor of the state of California. Anderson, Alexander, engraver, author, was born April 31, 1775, in New York City. He was the first wood engraver in the United States. He was the author of an illustrated General History of Quadrupeds. He died Jan. 17, 1870, in Jersey City, N.J. Anderson, Alexander, United States senatwas born Nov. 10, 1794, in Jefferson county, Tenn. In 1840-41 he was United States senator from Tennessee to fill a vacancy. In 1853-53 he was first associate justice of the

In 1886 his project received the approval of congress, which resulted in the Columbian exposition of Chicago, 111. He died Nov. 24, 1901, in Washington, D.C. Anderson, Alexander Pierce, botanist, inventor, was born Nov. 22, 1863, in Red Wing, Minn. He graduated from the university of Minnesota with the degrees of B.S. and M.S. and in 1897 received the degree of Ph.D. from the university of Munich. He is the inventor of new processes of treating cereal grains and starch materials ; and has taken out several patents. Anderson, Alfred Horace, railroad president, was born in 1858 in La Crosse, Wis. Since 1889 he has been president of the Peninsular railroad at Seattle, Wash.

Anderson, Allen Latham, soldier, was born about 1830 in Ohio. In 1854 he was a. cadet in the military academy; and in 1859 attained the rank of second lieutenant in the fifth infantry United States army. In 1861 he was promoted to first lieutenant; in 1862 became captain; and in 1865 was colonel of the eighth regiment California volunteer infantbrevetted major and lieutenantin 1865 was brevetted brigadiergeneral of volunteers for faithful and meritorious services during the civil war. Anderson, Alvord Van Patten, soldier, was born in New York. In 1891-96 he served in the United States cavalry, became second lieutenant in the sixth United States cavalry; in 1899 was promoted to first lieutenant,; and in 1901 attained the rank of captain. In 1903 he was transferred to the sixth United States cavalry and is now stationed at Fort ry.

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Keogh, Mont. Anderson, Andrew Lewis, physician, scientist, was born Nov. 4, 1830, in Woodlawn, Tenn. He was educated at Franklin college of Tennessee; and graduated from the medical department of the university of Michigan. He received the degrees of A.B. and A.

M. from Franklin college; and the degree of M.D. and F.M.S. from medical departof the university of Michigan. He became an eminent physician of Tennessee

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Tenn. Anderson, Alexander D., soldier, lawyer, founder, author, was born in 1843 in Mansfield, Conn. In 1869 he was assistant to the United States attorney of St. Louis, Mo. He made a special study of Spanish- American subjects; and several of his books were published by the government. He originated the plan for a united exposition in celebration of the discovery of this continent by Columbus. 23, 1869, in Knoxville,

and has now retired from active practice. He a member of the Delaware society of the

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Anderson, Calvin A., soldier, was born in Ohio. In 1857-62 he was a private soldier in the United States army; and in 1866 attained the rank of second lieutenant in the fifteenth regiment United States infantry, resigning in 1867.

Anderson, Carl C, congressman, was bom He has held positions of honor in Fostoria, Ohio. In 1909-11 he was a representative from Ohio to the sixty-first congress. in Ohio.