Samuel J. Anderson

Samuel Jameson Anderson (1824-1905) was a businessperson, lawyer and politician from Maine. He also was president of the Portland-Ogdensburg Railroad. Anderson, a Democrat, represented Portland in the Maine House of Representatives in 1876.[1][2]

Samuel J. Anderson
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the Portland district
In office
1876–1876
Personal details
Born1824 (1824)
Died1905 (aged 8081)
Political partyDemocrat
OccupationBusinessperson & Lawyer

Anderson was named the initial president of the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad Company when it was formed in 1869. He was the brother of one of the project's chief engineers, John E. Anderson.[3]

References

  1. "Legislators' Biographical Database". legislature.maine.gov.
  2. "Samuel J. Anderson, Portland, ca. 1890". Maine Memory Network. Maine Historical Society.
  3. "History: Building Frankenstein Trestle". Conway Scenic Railroad.


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