Samuel_J._Anderson

Samuel J. Anderson

Samuel J. Anderson

American businessperson and politician

Samuel Jameson Anderson (1824-1905) was a businessperson, lawyer and politician from Maine. He also was president of the Portland-Ogdensburg Railroad. Anderson, a Democrat, represented Portland in the Maine House of Representatives in 1876.[1][2]

Quick Facts Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the Portland district, Personal details ...

Anderson was named the initial president of the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad Company when it was formed in 1869. He was the brother of one of the project's chief engineers, John E. Anderson.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Legislators' Biographical Database". legislature.maine.gov.
  2. [2]
    "Samuel J. Anderson, Portland, ca. 1890". Maine Memory Network. Maine Historical Society.
  3. [3]
    "History: Building Frankenstein Trestle". Conway Scenic Railroad.


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