Andrew Anderson (draughts)
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Andrew Anderson was a champion draught-player from Scotland
. He was a stocking weaver by trade, and continued to work at his business until within a short period of his death, which occurred at Braidwood
, near Carluke
, Lanarkshire
, 1 March 1861 . He published ‘The Game of Draughts simplified and illustrated with practical diagrams,’ Lanark, 1848; second edition, Glasgow, 1852—a work which was regarded as an authority on the subject of which it treats. A third edition, revised and extended by Robert McCulloch
, was published at Glasgow
and New York City
in 1878.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. He was a stocking weaver by trade, and continued to work at his business until within a short period of his death, which occurred at Braidwood
Braidwood
-Places:* Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia* Braidwood, South Lanarkshire, Scotland* Braidwood, Illinois, United States of America-People:* Thomas Braidwood , founder of a school for the deaf in Scotland...
, near Carluke
Carluke
The town of Carluke lies in the heart of the Lanarkshire countryside in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 5.4 miles northwest of Lanark and 4 miles southeast of Wishaw....
, Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland...
, 1 March 1861 . He published ‘The Game of Draughts simplified and illustrated with practical diagrams,’ Lanark, 1848; second edition, Glasgow, 1852—a work which was regarded as an authority on the subject of which it treats. A third edition, revised and extended by Robert McCulloch
Robert McCulloch
Robert Paxton McCulloch was a Missourian entrepreneur most notable for McCulloch chainsaws and purchasing the new London Bridge and moving it to one of the cities he founded, Lake Havasu City, Arizona.- Biography :...
, was published at Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
and New York City
New York City
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in 1878.