Robert H. Anderson (politician)
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Robert H. Anderson was an American politician from New York
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's trade, and at age 21 moved to Brooklyn
to work in the flour mill of Smith, Leach & Jewell, eventually becoming Chief Miller. About 1863, the mill closed, and Anderson took charge of a flour mill on Broadway in Williamsburg
, and entered local politics as a Democrat.
In 1876, he was nominated on the Democratic ticket for Inspector of State Prisons
after the Republicans had nominated Charles T. Trowbridge, a mechanic from Kings County, and the Democrats felt the need to counter-balance their ticket with a like type of candidate. He was elected but was in office only for six weeks, from January to February 1877. The office was abolished by a constitutional amendment which had been ratified at the same election, and the three last Inspectors of State Prisons - George Wagener
, Rodney R. Crowley
and Anderson - left office upon the appointment of Louis D. Pilsbury as Superintendent of State Prisons.
In 1878, he ran on the Independent Democratic ticket for Supervisor at large of Brooklyn but was defeated.
He died at his home on December 29, 1879 at 211, Rutledge Street, Brooklyn, after a "brief but severe illness".
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Life
He learned the millerMiller
A miller usually refers to a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents in other languages around the world...
's trade, and at age 21 moved to Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
to work in the flour mill of Smith, Leach & Jewell, eventually becoming Chief Miller. About 1863, the mill closed, and Anderson took charge of a flour mill on Broadway in Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint to the north, Bedford-Stuyvesant to the south, Bushwick to the east and the East River to the west. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 1. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 90th ...
, and entered local politics as a Democrat.
In 1876, he was nominated on the Democratic ticket for Inspector of State Prisons
New York State Prison Inspector
The Inspector of State Prisons was a statewide elective office created by the New York State Constitution of 1846. At the New York state election, 1847, three Inspectors were elected and then, upon taking office, so classified that henceforth every year one Inspector would be elected to a...
after the Republicans had nominated Charles T. Trowbridge, a mechanic from Kings County, and the Democrats felt the need to counter-balance their ticket with a like type of candidate. He was elected but was in office only for six weeks, from January to February 1877. The office was abolished by a constitutional amendment which had been ratified at the same election, and the three last Inspectors of State Prisons - George Wagener
George Wagener
-Life:From 1831 to 1849, he lived on the Bluff Point, the peninsula between the two northern branches of Keuka Lake in Jerusalem, NY. He was Supervisor of the Town of Jerusalem in 1843, and a Justice of the Peace in 1844...
, Rodney R. Crowley
Rodney R. Crowley
Rodney Rufus Crowley was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a New York Inspector of State Prisons from 1876 to 1877.-Life:...
and Anderson - left office upon the appointment of Louis D. Pilsbury as Superintendent of State Prisons.
In 1878, he ran on the Independent Democratic ticket for Supervisor at large of Brooklyn but was defeated.
He died at his home on December 29, 1879 at 211, Rutledge Street, Brooklyn, after a "brief but severe illness".
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