Judge James S Anderson

Title

Judge James S Anderson

Description

Judge Anderson is one of the most prominent and widely known men about whom we will speak in this work.  He has been Police Justice, Court Commisioner, and in the legislature.  He also has been Alderman, three terms; and City Attorney, 5 terms. He organized the Grand Army post here, and was its first commander and has also been one of the inspecting officers and aide de camp to the Department commander of the G A R several times.  He has been chairman of the Republican County committee, chairman of the Congressional committee, and member of the State Central committee.  It will be seen that he has been very active.  He was appointed County Judge by the present administration.  Judge Anderson is of Scotch birth and came to this city with his parents in 1852.  He became a member of the bar in 1871.

Source

Manitowoc Pilot 24 Apr 1868 carded 12/22/76
10 Oct 1872 carded 12/23/76
2 & 9 May 1878 carded 12/23/76
13 Jun 1878 carded 12/23/76
20 Jun 1878 carded 12/23/76

Partial indexing only. Some of this appears in WR 929.1 C. Some issues only indexed on these cards.

Newspaper is on microfilm stored on the main floor near the microfilm readers.

Date

1896-01-01

Name

Judge James S Anderson

Date

1896-01-01

Notes

Judge Anderson is one of the most prominent and widely known men about whom we will speak in this work.  He has been Police Justice, Court Commisioner, and in the legislature.  He also has been Alderman, three terms; and City Attorney, 5 terms. He organized the Grand Army post here, and was its first commander and has also been one of the inspecting officers and aide de camp to the Department commander of the G A R several times.  He has been chairman of the Republican County committee, chairman of the Congressional committee, and member of the State Central committee.  It will be seen that he has been very active.  He was appointed County Judge by the present administration.  Judge Anderson is of Scotch birth and came to this city with his parents in 1852.  He became a member of the bar in 1871.

Source Title

Manitowoc Pilot

Source Description

24 Apr 1868 carded 12/22/76
10 Oct 1872 carded 12/23/76
2 & 9 May 1878 carded 12/23/76
13 Jun 1878 carded 12/23/76
20 Jun 1878 carded 12/23/76

Partial indexing only. Some of this appears in WR 929.1 C. Some issues only indexed on these cards.

Newspaper is on microfilm stored on the main floor near the microfilm readers.

Citation

“Judge James S Anderson,” Manitowoc Genealogy and Local History Database, accessed November 8, 2026, https://collections.manitowoclibrary.org/items/show/13793.

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