Anderson, Wendell A. (Wendell Abraham)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1840 - 1929
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
"A La Crosse Mayor: Dr. Wendell Abram Anderson" Typescript
Collection — Box: MISC 41, Folder: 2
Identifier: MISC MSS 236
Abstract
Typescript of a paper written by La Crosse, Wisconsin resident and historian Mary C. Hardgrove Hebberd: "A La Crosse Mayor: Dr. Wendell Abram Anderson."
Dates:
undated
Wendell A. Anderson Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS E
Abstract
Wendell Abraham Anderson (1840-1929) was born in Gray, Maine. He received a medical degree in 1863, served in the Civil War, and moved to La Crosse in 1866, to set up a medical practice. He became involved in public service and politics. He was Chairman of the State Democratic Committee, U.S. Consul General in Montreal, and twice mayor of La Crosse, his first term running from 1899 to 1901, and the second from 1907 to 1909.These materials are from Anderson’s two terms as mayor of...
Dates:
1860-1917