Albert Barnes Anderson

Albert Barnes Anderson (born February 10, 1857 in Zionsville , Indiana , †  April 27, 1938 in Indianapolis , Indiana) was an American lawyer . After his first appointment by President Theodore Roosevelt , he served as a federal judge from 1902 . First he was a member of the federal district court for the Indiana district, then from 1925 the federal appeals court for the seventh district.

Career

After attending school, Albert Anderson graduated from Wabash College in Crawfordsville , where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1879 . He then completed a law degree, graduating in 1881, after which he began working as a lawyer in Crawfordsville. He ran his private practice there until 1902. From 1886 to 1890, Anderson served as a district attorney in Montgomery County . He was a member of the Republican Party , but never held a political office.

On December 8, 1902, Anderson was appointed Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana by President Roosevelt to succeed John Harris Baker . It was ratified by the United States Senate that same day, and he immediately took office. On January 6, 1925, he moved - this time on appeal from President Calvin Coolidge four days earlier - to the newly established United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit , which is responsible for the states of Illinois , Indiana and Wisconsin . Here he took over the seat of the late Francis Elisha Baker . On October 30, 1929, he was transferred to senior status , effectively retiring. His seat fell to William Morris Sparks . Albert Anderson died in Indianapolis on April 27, 1938 and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Crawfordsville.

Web links

• Albert Barnes Anderson in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges

• Albert Barnes Anderson in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Albert Barnes Anderson at The Political Graveyard