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Sir James Anderson (1824–1893) captained SS ''Great Eastern'' on the laying of the Transatlantic telegraph cable in 1865 and 1866.
Anderson was born in History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy - Great Eastern
/ref> He was later managing director of the Eastern Telegraph Company, which became the largest submarine cable firm in the world.
Sir James Anderson (1824–1893) captained SS ''Great Eastern'' on the laying of the Transatlantic telegraph cable in 1865 and 1866.
Anderson was born in Dumfries
Dumfries ( ; sco, Dumfries; from gd, Dùn Phris ) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth about by road from the ...
in south west Scotland and educated at the academy there.
Anderson captained ''Great Eastern'', designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, on the transatlantic telegraph cable laying voyages of 1865 and 1866./ref> He was later managing director of the Eastern Telegraph Company, which became the largest submarine cable firm in the world.
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