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Anderson, Norton Brock

lawyer, legislator, was born Jan. 8, 1843, in Todd county, Ky. He received his education at the Paducah college, Kentucky, Bethel college of Russellville, Ky.; and at Harvard university. He has attained prominence as an able lawyer of Platte City, Mo., and in 1870 was elected prosecuting attorney of his county. During 1889-93 he served as a member of the Missouri state senate. He was one of the revisers of the Missouri general statutes; and has contributed extensively to law literature.

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