Walter Witt Anderson

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State Senator
Republican
Banker
Greene
39
01/10/1921 - 01/07/1923
48

Senator from Forty-eighth district, was born in Jefferson, Iowa, January 7, 1872, of American parentage. He attended the high school at Jefferson and later took a business course in Des Moines. In 1898 he moved to Scranton, where he has since been engaged in the banking business and farming. He is president of the Bank of Scranton. Elected representative in 1912. Re-elected in 1914 and 1916. Elected senator in 1918. A republican in politics.

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State Senator
Republican
Banker
Greene
38
01/13/1919 - 01/09/1921
48

Senator from Forty-eighth district, was born in Jefferson, Iowa, January 7, 1872, of American parentage. He attended the high school at Jefferson and later took a business course in Des Moines. In 1898 he moved to Scranton, where he has since been engaged in the banking business and farming. He is president of the Bank of Scranton. Elected representative in 1912. Re-elected in 1914 and 1916. Elected senator in 1918. A republican in politics.

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State Representative
Republican
Farmer, Banker
Greene
37
01/08/1917 - 01/12/1919
54

Representative from Greene county, was born in Jefferson, Iowa, January 7, 1872, of American parentage. He attended the high school at Jefferson and later took a business course in Des Moines. In 1898 he moved to Scranton, where he has since been engaged in the banking business and farming. He is president of the Bank of Scranton and vice president of the city bank at Jefferson. Elected representative in 1912. Re-elected in 1914 and 1916. A republican in politics.

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State Representative
Republican
Farmer, Banker
Greene
36
01/11/1915 - 01/07/1917
54

Representative from Greene county, was born in Jefferson, Iowa, January 7, 1872, of American parentage. He attended the high school at Jefferson and later took a business course in Des Moines. In 1898 he moved to Scranton, where he has since been engaged in the banking business and farming. He is president of the Bank of Scranton and vice president of the city bank at Jefferson. Elected representative in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. A republican in politics.

Information from State Historical Society of Iowa resources
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State Representative
Republican
Farmer, Banker
Greene
35
01/13/1913 - 01/10/1915
54

Representative from Greene county, was born in Jefferson, Iowa, January 7, 1872, of American parentage. He attended the high school at Jefferson and later took a business course in Des Moines. In 1898 he moved to Scranton, where he has since been engaged in the banking business and farming. He is president of the Bank of Scranton and vice president of the city bank at Jefferson. Elected representative in 1912. A republican in politics.

Information from State Historical Society of Iowa resources