John Anderson (Maine politician) explained

John Anderson
State:Maine
District:2nd
Term Start:March 4, 1825
Term End:March 3, 1833
Predecessor:Stephen Longfellow
Successor:F.O.J. Smith
Birth Date:30 July 1792
Birth Place:Windham, Massachusetts, U.S. (now Maine)
Death Place:Portland, Maine, U.S.
Resting Place:Town Cemetery, Windham, Maine, U.S.
Party:Jacksonian Democrat
Education:Bowdoin College

John Anderson (July 30, 1792August 21, 1853) was an American politician from Maine.[1] Anderson served as United States Representative from Maine from 1825 to 1833.[2]

Biography

Anderson was born in Windham, Massachusetts (now in Maine) on July 30, 1792. He attended the common schools[3] 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 Senate and was elected to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses and elected as a Jacksonian Democrat 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 by 75 votes.[4] 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 after his appointments were finished.

Anderson corresponded with President James K. Polk, with whom he had served in Congress, and invited him to Maine during his presidency.[5]

Death

Anderson died in Portland August 21, 1853. He is buried in Town Cemetery in Windham, Maine.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Anderson, Portland, ca. 1850 . Maine Memory Network . January 19, 2020.
  2. Web site: U.S. Representatives From Maine, 1821- . Maine State Legislature . January 19, 2020.
  3. News: Soldier . Kay . It Happened in Windham: Anyone famous from Windham? . January 19, 2020 . . February 13, 2015.
  4. Chronicle . Niles' Weekly Register. 1842 . 112.
  5. Book: Correspondence of James K. Polk: 1835–1836. 9780826512017. Polk. James Knox. Weaver. Herbert. 1969. Univ. of Tennessee Press .