Alden Anderson

Alden Anderson (October 11, 1867 – September 23, 1944) was a Republican politician from California.

[1] Prior to that he had been a member of the California State Assembly representing Solano County, and served as its Speaker from January 1899 to February 1900.

[4] Anderson attended the University of the Pacific and afterward worked in his father's fruit packing business, before starting his own fruit business in Suisun City in Solano County.

[2] Anderson moved to Sacramento in 1902, where he was a founder and president of the Capital National Bank.

[5] Anderson ran for governor as a Republican in 1910 but was defeated in the primary by Hiram Johnson.