#1Politics & Law
John Albion Andrew
1818–1867Massachusetts governor during the Civil War
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Famous people · Windham
The 5 famous people born in Windham, led by John Albion Andrew
Articles in 16 languages make the massachusetts governor during the Civil war John Albion Andrew the best known. The next two names are Jeff Donnell and John Anderson. More than half were born in the early republic, 3 in all. The list runs from John Anderson, born in 1792, to Jeff Donnell, born in 1921.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
John Albion Andrew
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1792
John Anderson
Youngest
1921
Jeff Donnell
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Windham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Windham’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1810s come out on top, with 1 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Windham
First, John Albion Andrew (16 languages), then Jeff Donnell (14) and John Anderson (6).
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#3Politics & Law
John Anderson
1792–185319th-century American politician from Maine
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Photo credits (11)
- John Albion Andrew: James Wallace Black, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Donnell: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abba Goold Woolson: L. C. Holloway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen G. White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotty 2 Hotty: Robert Bejil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Cummings: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon M. Hamlin: Simon Moulton Hamlin (1866-1939)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Brackett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Mayall: Christopher Columbus Andrews, editor. D. Mason & Co. (Syracuse, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jordan: Seattle Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons