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Bowdoin College in 1813. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in
1816 and commenced practice in Portland.

He was elected a member of the Maine State Senate, and was
elected to the 19th and 20th Congresses. John4 Anderson
(grandfather) was elected as a Jacksonian to the 21st and 22nd
Congresses (March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1833). He was chair of the
Committee on Elections (20th Congress), and chair of the Committee
on Naval Affairs (22nd Congress). He was not a candidate for re-
nomination in 1832.

The Honorable John4 Anderson, married Anne Williams Jameson
September 23, 1822 and they had 3 sons. Their sons are John
Farwell, Samuel Jameson, and Edward William Anderson

John4 Anderson (grandfather) was elected the third Mayor of Portland
1833-1836 and again in 1842. He was appointed Maine United
States Attorney and served during 1833-1836. He was appointed
Collector of Customs for the Port of Portland 1837 - 1841 and 1843 -
1848. He resumed the practice of law until his death in Portland,
Maine, August 21, 1853. His interment was in Town Cemetery (then a
part of the farm of his ancestors) in Windham, Maine.

John5 Farwell Anderson – 5th Generation. John Anderson’s Uncle
John5 Farwell Anderson, the second son of
John and Ann (Jameson) Anderson, was born
in Portland, Maine on July 22, 1823. He
attended the Portland Academy and other
schools in that vicinity and began studying
civil engineering.
In 1853 his father died and left him the old
homestead known as Maplewood Farm (aka
the Anderson-Lord House), which the family
had then held one hundred and thirteen
years.
Mr. Anderson’s first attendance at school was

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