Andrew Annan (1805 – July 7, 1896) was an American politician and physician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1874 to 1876.

Early life

Andrew Annan was born in 1805 at the Annan homestead in Emmitsburg, Maryland, to Mary (née Cochran) and Robert I. Annan. His father was a physician.

Career

Annan was a member of the merchant firm Rowe & Annan. In 1856, Rowe withdrew and Annan continued the business as I. S. Annan & Company. In 1858, he withdrew from the company and his son James C. took over. He worked as a physician and he partnered with Dr. Alexander Stewart and James W. Eichelberger Sr. of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, for a time. After retiring, Annan left his medical business to his son Robert L. Annan was a Republican. He was a member of the convention for the

Maryland Constitution of 1864 The Maryland Constitution of 1864 was the third of the four constitutions which have governed the U.S. state of Maryland. A controversial product of the Civil War and in effect only until 1867, when the state's present constitution was adopted, ...

. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1874 to 1876. In 1882, Annan along with his son Isaac S., his son James C. and Major Oliver Alexander Horner formed the banking firm Annan, Horner & Co. of

Emmitsburg Emmitsburg is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States, south of the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania. Founded in 1785, Emmitsburg is the home of Mount St. Mary's University. The town has two Catholic pilgrima ...

Personal life

Annan married Elizabeth Motter, daughter of Lewis Motter and sister of Lewis M. Motter. They had at least four sons and one daughter, Robert L., Isaac S., Andrew, James Cochran and Anna E. His wife predeceased him. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Annan died on July 7, 1896, at the home of his son-in-law Oliver Alexander Horner in Emmitsburg.

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