James Sibree Anderson
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James Sibree Anderson (December 25, 1841 – May 9, 1927) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Anderson was born on December 25, 1841, in Kelvin Haugh, now part of Glasgow, Scotland. He moved to what is now Kossuth, Wisconsin in 1852 and later to Manitowoc, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, he served with the 5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army, achieving the rank of sergeant. In 1870, Anderson graduated from Lawrence University.
On July 17, 1873, Anderson married Eva M. Mills, daughter of Joseph Trotter Mills. They had two children. Anderson died on May 9, 1927.
Political career
[edit | edit source]Anderson was a member of the Assembly from 1889 to 1890. Other positions he held include alderman and city attorney of Manitowoc and county judge of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.
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- 1841 births
- 1927 deaths
- Wisconsin city attorneys
- Lawrence University alumni
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Politicians from Glasgow
- People from Manitowoc, Wisconsin
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Scottish emigrants to the United States
- Union army soldiers
- Wisconsin city council members
- Wisconsin state court judges
- People from Kossuth, Wisconsin
- 19th-century American lawyers
- County judges in the United States
- 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature