LANDERS, Albert Crocker, State Auditor and Insurance Commissioner of Rhode Island, was born in Newport R.I., June 19 1845. He was educated in the public schools of that city. He established himself in the china, glass and fancy goods business some thirty years ago, and has been very successful. He served on Governor Bourne's personal staff in 1883 to 1885. He has been a member of the state Central Republican Committee for twenty-odd years. He was elected State Auditor and Insurance Commissioner in May 1891, and still holds the offices. He is a member of the Odd Fellows, Elks, Knights of Honor, Good Fellows, and an active member of the Lawrence Club of Newport and the Athletic Club of Providence. He was married, in 1867 to Miss Sarah Perry Clarke, granddaughter of Hon. Joshua Perry of Newport. Source: Rhode Island Men in Progress - Submitted by Erica Beatty

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