Albert Anderson (March 28, 1876 – October 17, 1948) was a justice of the

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from 1941 to 1945. Born in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, Anderson received an

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degree from the

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in 1906, and moved to

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, in 1912. He served as the County Attorney for

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, during World War I. In 1923, he moved to Billings, Montana. Anderson was elected to the Supreme Court in 1940 and served until 1945 when he lost his bid for re-election. Anderson married Mabel M. Moran on June 10, 1914. He died in Helena, Montana, at the age of 72.

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