Albert E. Anderson
American politician
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Albert Edward Anderson (September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1966) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Maine. He represented Portland in the Maine House of Representatives from 1917 – 1918.[1] He was an alternate delegate to the 1948 Republican National Convention.[2]
Albert E. Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the Portland district | |
| In office 1917–1918 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 22, 1885 |
| Died | May 12, 1966 (aged 80) Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Occupation | Attorney & State Legislator |
Anderson was born in Portland, Maine to Andrew B. and Mary Parsons Anderson. He graduated from Portland High School in 1904 and the University of Maine in 1909. Maine awards a scholarship in his name each year "to worthy students of Scandinavian descent."[3]
He was elected to the Portland Common Council in 1910-11. He was elected to the Maine House of Representative in 1916 and served before resigning to enlist in the U.S. Army during World War I. During the war, he became a first lieutenant and served as an instructor in Columbus, Ohio. After the war, he joined the recently-formed American Legion; Anderson later became the third commander of the Harold T. Andrews Post in Portland. He was also became a prominent Freemason.[4]
