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of the steamer Columbia; in sinking a lighter at Hamburg; and in thwarting confederate agents in various ways. He then became collector of internal revenue of the eighth district of Ohio; and subsequently engaged in the practice of law and banking in Upper Sandusky. Since 1874 he has resided in Columbus, Ohio; in 1878 was appointed trustee of the Ohio state university; and for nearly seven years was chairman of the executive committee of the board of trustees. In 1899 he was elected vice-president general of the national society sons of the American revolution. Anderson, James J., soldier, was born in

Kentucky. In 1821 he entered the United States military academy; and in 1835 was made second lieutenant in the sixth regiment United States infantry. The same year he became second lieutenant in the fourth regiment United States infantry; and in 1830 resigned.

He

died Oct.

1,

1845.

Anderson, James M., was born in TennesIn 1812 he was captain in the twentyfourth regiment United States infantry. Anderson, James 0., soldier, farmer, legislator, was born Aug. 1, 1845, in Henderson

Anderson, James W. D., clergyman, lecturpoet, was born March 3, 1859, in Coflfey county, Kan. He is a methodist clergyman and lecturer. He is the author of a work entitled The Kansas Methodist Pulpit. Anderson, James Wright, educator, college president, was born April 1, 1831, near Pittsburg, Pa. In 1873-90 he was president of Hesperian college of Woodland, C'al. In 189194 he was state superintendent of public iner,

struction for California.

Anderson, Jerome A., surgeon, lecturer, was born July 25. 1849, in Randolph county, Ind. In 1857 he removed to Kansas; and at the age of sixteen was a member of the Kansas troops in the Price raid in the late civil war. In 1872 he removed to California. He served one year as surgeon on the Pacific mail steamer. He is engaged in writing and lecturing upon theosophy. Anderson, John, lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born in 1792 in Cumberland, Maine. In 1813 he graduated from poet,

Bowdoin college. He became a noted lawyer

see.

county. 111. He left Monmouth college when a student to enlist in the twenty-eighth regiment Illinois infantry, in which he attained the rank of second lieutenant. He was sheriff of Henderson county for ten years; and served as a member in the lUi'nois house of representatives in 1888-98. Anderson, James Patton, soldier, congressman, governor, was born about 1820 in Tennessee. He served in the confederate army during the civil war; and attained the rank of major-general. In 1855-57 he was a delegate to the thirty-fourth congress from the territory of Washington; and in 1857-58 was territorial governor of Washington. He died Sept. 20, 1872, in Memphis, Tenn.

Portland, Maine. In 1823 he served as a member of the Maine state senate. In 182533 he was a representative from Maine to the nineteenth, twenof

tieth, twenty-first,

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Anderson, James Pigman, soldier, was born in Indiana. In 1899 he was second lieutenant in the signal corps United States volunteers

many years was collector of the port for Portland; and was three times chosen mayor of Portland. He died Aug. 21, 1863, in Portland, Maine. Anderson, John, publisher, founder, was born in 1836 in Voss, Norway. He became a printer on the Chicago Commercial AdvertisMaine; and for

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and then was engaged on the Press and Tribune. In 1866 er;

and resigned the same year. Anderson, James T., educator, merchant, statesman, was born in 1856 in Homeworth, Ohio. He was educated at Mount Union college. In 1877 he moved

he established the Skandinavian, a Nor-

wegian paper, and all in

Montana. He first taught school; and later became a noted merto

chant

of

White

1871.

Montana.

lost

fire

of

He borrowed mo-

ney and re-establish-

Sul-

terested in live stock,

the great

ed his paper, which is now the leading Norwegian paper in the United States and pu-

phur Springs. He subsequently became inmining, and was the proprietor of a large clothing store in Helena. In 1885 he was a member of the lower house of the Montana legislature; and in 1899 was elected a state senator to fill an unexpired term. He died Dec. 12, 1899, in White Sulphur Springs,

and

twenty-second congresses. In 1833-36 he was the United States district attorney for

blished in daily, weekly and Sunday editions. He also conducts a large job printing oflSee, bindery and book

publishing

de^rtment

in Chicago,

111.

Anderson, John A., clergyman, college president, congressman, was born June 6, 1834, in Washington county, Pa. He was a chaplain of volunteers in 1862; was in the service of the United States sanitary commission in 1863-67; and was president of the Kansas state agricultural college in 1875-