John Anderson (Wisconsin senator)
John Anderson (December 28, 1870–August 7, 1954) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography[]
Anderson was born on December 28, 1870 in Carver County, Minnesota.[1] He attended Gustavus Adolphus College.
Career[]
Anderson was elected to the Senate in 1930 on the Wisconsin Progressive Party ticket. He was re-elected the following term.[2] Additionally, he was a member of the school board and Mayor of Barron, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.
Anderson later moved to Los Angeles, California, where he became involved in real estate. He died in his home there.[2]
References[]
- ^ Members of the Senate. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1933. p. 224. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
Ingram Erle+Wisconsin.
- ^ a b "John A. Anderson", Wisconsin State Journal (August 25, 1954), p. 4.
Categories:
- People from Carver County, Minnesota
- People from Barron, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin state senators
- Wisconsin Progressives (1924)
- 20th-century American politicians
- Mayors of places in Wisconsin
- School board members in Wisconsin
- Gustavus Adolphus College alumni
- 1870 births
- 1954 deaths