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James Anderson (sea captain)

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Sir James Anderson (1824–1893) captained SS Great Eastern on the laying of the Transatlantic telegraph cable in 1865 and 1866.^[1]

Anderson was born in Dumfries in south west Scotland and educated at the academy there.^[1]

Anderson captained Great Eastern, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, on the transatlantic telegraph cable laying voyages of 1865 and 1866.^[2] He was later managing director of the Eastern Telegraph Company, which became the largest submarine cable firm in the world.

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1. ^¹{{cite web|last1=Rinaldi|first1=Giancarlo|title=The Cable Guy: Captain James Anderson|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-38025397|website=BBC News|accessdate=14 December 2016|date=14 December 2016}}
2. ^History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy - Great Eastern

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