Anderson, Oskar

Date of birth: July 2, 1873

Place of birth:  Sweden

Date of death: Unknown

Education:  Brewer’s apprentice

Spouse(s):  Elizabeth Burnett (m. September 28, 1908)

Date of first election/apt to Denver City Council:  1935

City Council Terms: 1935-1939

Ward/district: Unknown

Oskar N. Anderson was a prominent businessman in Denver in the early 20th century. He was born in Sweden and was an apprentice to a brewer there. He came to Denver at eighteen and secured a position at a brewery. In 1894, he started a successful coal and feed business with his brother that he continued on his own after his brother’s death in 1916. Anderson was not politically active when he was younger but was always interested the progress and improvement of his community. He became a member of the Denver City Council in his later years.

 

Sources: Stone, Wilbur Fisk, ed., History of Colorado, Denver: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. , 1919, 646-647.