Algodt C. Anderson

Algodt "Al" C. Anderson (September 24, 1860 – May 31, 1949) was a Swedish American immigrant, businessman, and progressive Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 29th Senate district from 1917 through 1923.

Early life and career Algodt C. Anderson was born in Skövde, Sweden, in September 1860. As a child, he emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1872, settling on a farm just outside Menomonie Junction—the settlement later incorporated as the city of Menomonie, Wisconsin. Through the remainder of his childhood, he worked on his father's farm and attended school in the winters.

In 1877, he learned the barber trade and started a barber shop the next year in Clear Lake, Wisconsin. In 1879, he moved to River Falls, Wisconsin, where he operated a successful barber shop until 1892. In 1893, he returned to Menomonie and went into business with his brother in a cigar manufacturing business. The business flourished into a significant wholesaler and dealer of cigars and other tobacco products, known as Anderson Bros, Inc. He was re-elected to a full four-year term in the Senate in 1918, not facing any opposition in the primary or general election. In the 1919 session of the legislature, he served on the influential Joint Finance Committee.

During his final term in the Senate, he was appointed to the Wisconsin Highway Commission for a six-year term, and was then elected chairman of the Highway Commission, serving from 1925 until the end of his term in 1927.

Electoral history Wisconsin Senate (1916, 1918)