|
 John Anderson - Brooklyn NY Posted by:  Don.Morfe
N 40° 39.132 W 073° 59.478
18T E 585278 N 4500638
Tobacconist John Anderson hired Mary Cecilia Rogers, in 1838, to work in his thriving Broadway tobacco shop, which was located across from City Hall and specialized in "fin cut" chewing tobacco which was packaged as "Anderson's Solace Tobacco."
Waymark Code: WM12V55
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2020
Views: 0
He is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY in Section K/111, Lot 13724/41 in a Mausoleum.
Description:
From Find A Grave:Tobacconist John Anderson hired Mary Cecilia Rogers, in 1838, to work in his thriving Broadway tobacco shop, which was located across from City Hall and specialized in "fin cut" chewing tobacco which was packaged as "Anderson's Solace Tobacco." Young and beautiful, Mary Rogers was there to attract male customers, it was, according to an account of the time, a "recently adopted practice of hiring pretty girls as clerks in cigar stores for the purpose of attracting 'men about town.'"
When Mary Rogers murdered body was found near a cave near the shores of New Jersey, Anderson became one of the prime suspects. Of all the suspects, Anderson was the only one to give a statement which never appeared in the press; both his arrest and his statement were hushed by influential Tammany politicians who intervened on his behalf. nevertheless, Anderson's arrest prevented him from later being nominated by Tammany hall for Mayor of New York City.
New York Times 25 November 1881:
John Anderson, the well-known merchant and tobacco manufacture of this City, died in Paris on Tuesday last of pneumonia in the seventieth year of his age. He came to this City at an early age, and continued in active business up to his death. He had a country residence at Tarrytown, N.Y., and his place of business was at No. 114 Liberty-street.
Mr. Anderson leaves a widow, one son and two daughters. He was twice married, and Mrs. Anderson, who was with him during his last hours, is expected to return home with her husband's remains.
Date of birth: 02/11/1812
Date of death: 11/22/1881
Area of notoriety: Science/Technology
Marker Type: Tomb (above ground)
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
To post a visit log for waymarks in this category, you must have personally visited the waymark location. When logging your visit, please provide a note describing your visit experience, along with any additional information about the waymark or the surrounding area that you think others may find interesting.
We especially encourage you to include any pictures that you took during your visit to the waymark. However, only respectful photographs are allowed. Logs which include photographs representing any form of disrespectful behavior (including those showing personal items placed on or near the grave location) will be subject to deletion.
|