Thomas L. Anderson
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Thomas L. Anderson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Gilchrist Porter |
| Succeeded by | James S. Rollins |
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| Born | Thomas Lilbourne Anderson December 8, 1808 Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 1885 (aged 76) Palmyra, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | American Party (Know-Nothing) Independent Democrat |
Thomas Lilbourne Anderson (December 8, 1808 – March 6, 1885) was a slave owner[1] and practicing lawyer who served in the United States House of Representatives from Missouri for two terms from 1857 to 1861.
Biography[edit]
He was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1828. He began the practice of law in Franklin, Kentucky, later moving to Palmyra, Missouri, in 1830.
Political career[edit]
He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1840, and remained a member of that body through 1844. He served as a member of the Missouri Constitutional Convention of 1845. On December 24, 1853, he condemned mass escapes of enslaved people citing the high cost to slaveowners.[2]
Congress[edit]
He was first elected to the United States Congress in 1857 as a member of the American Party (Know-Nothing), winning reelection in 1859 as an Independent Democrat. He also served as a presidential elector for the Whig Party in 1844, 1848, 1852, and 1856.
Death and burial[edit]
He died in Palmyra, Missouri in 1885, aged 76, and was interred in the City Cemetery.
References[edit]
- ^ "More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation.", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2022-01-15
- ^ Wingert, Cooper. "Stanley Harrold – Border War (2010) | Slave Stampedes on the Missouri Borderlands". Retrieved 2022-01-15.
Sources[edit]
- Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967.
- United States Congress. "Thomas L. Anderson (id: A000234)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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