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Sydney Anderson | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1925 | |
| Preceded by | James Albertus Tawney |
| Succeeded by | Allen J. Furlow |
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| Born | (1881-09-18)September 18, 1881 Zumbrota, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | October 8, 1948(1948-10-08) (aged 67) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lakewood Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Highland Park College University of Minnesota at Minneapolis |
Sydney Anderson (September 18, 1881 – October 8, 1948) was a Representative fromMinnesota; born inZumbrota, Minnesota.[1]
After attending primary schools he served as a private in Company D, Fourteenth Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, during theSpanish–American War in 1898.[citation needed] He graduated fromhigh school in 1899 and attendedHighland Park College,Des Moines, Iowa, afterwards theUniversity of Minnesota atMinneapolis.[citation needed] He studied law and moved toKansas City, Missouri, later toLanesboro, Minnesota, continuing his law practice from 1904 to 1911.[citation needed]
In 1910 at the age of 29, he defeated incumbentJames Albertus Tawney in theRepublicanprimary election with the support ofTheodore Roosevelt,Gifford Pinchot and otherProgressive Republicans, running on a platform of drastically reducedtariffs and opposition toCannonism.[citation needed] He was subsequently elected to the62nd,63rd,64th,65th,66th,67th, and68th congresses, (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1925).[citation needed]
Anderson chaired the Congressional Joint Commission of Agricultural Inquiry in 1921 and 1922. He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1924 to the69th congress.[citation needed] Anderson later became vice chairman of the research council of theNational Transportation Institute atWashington, D.C., in 1923 and 1924; president of theMillers' National Federation,Chicago, IL, andWashington, D.C., 1924–1929; llVice-llPresident, secretary, and, later, member of the board of directors ofGeneral Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, 1930–1948; and, finally, president of theTransportation Association of America,Chicago, 1943–1948.[2]
Anderson died in Minneapolis on October 8, 1948, at the age of 67, and was buried inLakewood Cemetery, in Minneapolis.[3]
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