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Wendell Abraham Anderson (1840–1929), was chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in the late nineteenth century. Anderson was born in Gray, Maine in 1840, attended the Gorham Academy in
Gorham, Maine Gorham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 18,336 at the 2020 United States Census. In addition to its urban village center known as Gorham Village or simply "the Village," the town encompasses a number of s ...
,
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, and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. During the American Civil War, Anderson served with the Union Army. In 1866, Anderson moved to
La Crosse, Wisconsin La Crosse is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of La Crosse County. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's population as of the 2020 census w ...
, and died in 1929.


Political career

Anderson served as city physician of La Crosse from 1870 to 1875, and from 1877 to 1881. Anderson was also twice a member of the board of education of La Crosse, from 1873 to 1876 and from 1880 to 1881. He then served as chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, from 1875 to 1876 and from 1881 to 1885. In 1881, Anderson ran for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin on the gubernatorial ticket with N. D. Fratt. They lost to future U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Jeremiah McLain Rusk and
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. Anderson was then mayor of La Crosse, from 1899 to 1901 and again from 1907 to 1909. In his final public office, Anderson was appointed U.S. Consul General in Montreal, Quebec by President Grover Cleveland. Once more, Anderson served in this post twice: from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Wendell People from Gray, Maine Politicians from Gorham, Maine Democratic Party of Wisconsin chairs School board members in Wisconsin Mayors of La Crosse, Wisconsin Physicians from Wisconsin People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Union Army soldiers Bowdoin College alumni Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons alumni 1840 births 1929 deaths