Alden Anderson | |
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| 23rdLieutenant Governor of California | |
| In office January 6, 1903 – January 8, 1907 | |
| Governor | George C. Pardee |
| Preceded by | Jacob H. Neff |
| Succeeded by | Warren R. Porter |
| 32ndSpeaker of the California State Assembly | |
| In office January 1899 – February 1900 | |
| Preceded by | Howard E. Wright |
| Succeeded by | Cornelius W. Pendleton |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the19th district | |
| In office January 4, 1897 – January 5, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | J. M. Bassford |
| Succeeded by | William Walter Greer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 11, 1867 Crawford County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 23, 1944(1944-09-23) (aged 76) Sacramento, California |
| Political party | Republican |
Alden Anderson (October 11, 1867 – September 23, 1944) was aRepublican politician fromCalifornia.
He served as the 23rdlieutenant governor of California from 1903 to 1907.[1] Prior to that he had been a member of theCalifornia State Assembly representingSolano County, and served as itsSpeaker from January 1899 to February 1900.[2][3]
Although Anderson's father had first migrated to California fromPennsylvania shortly after theCalifornia Gold Rush in 1852, Anderson was born inCrawford County, Pennsylvania in 1867. His family returned to California several months later and settled in San Jose.[4]
Anderson attended theUniversity of the Pacific and afterward worked in his father's fruit packing business, before starting his own fruit business inSuisun City inSolano County.[4] He went on to represent Solano County in the 1897 and 1901 sessions of the Legislature.[2] Anderson moved to Sacramento in 1902, where he was a founder and president of the Capital National Bank.[4][5]
Elected lieutenant governor in1902, Anderson served for a single term under GovernorGeorge Pardee.[4] He later served as state superintendent of banks from 1909 to 1910.[5] Anderson ran for governor as a Republican in 1910 but was defeated in the primary by Hiram Johnson.[6]
Anderson was the uncle of California CongressmanJack Z. Anderson.[7]
Anderson died in 1944 at the age of 76. His remains are interred atEast Lawn Memorial Park in Sacramento.[8][7]
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| Preceded by | California State Assemblyman, 19th District 1897-1903 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Speaker of the California State Assembly 1899-1900 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of California 1903–1907 | Succeeded by |
