Frank Anderson (October 18, 1870 – March 16, 1931)"Former Jurist of S. Dakota Is Dead Here", ''Quad-City Times'' (March 16, 1931), p. 15. was a justice of the

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from December 1, 1921 to 1925.A Photographic History of the South Dakota Supreme Court
(1995), p. 13. Born in Minnesota, Anderson was a state attorney in

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, for several years, later becoming a state circuit court judge for three years before being appointed to the state supreme court in 1921, by Governor

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. He retired due to poor health, and moved to

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, several years thereafter. On November 8, 1899, Anderson married Sophie Knudson in

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. He died in his home in Davenport at the age of 60.

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1870 births 1931 deaths People from Minnesota Justices of the South Dakota Supreme Court {{SouthDakota-state-judge-stub