William Coleman Anderson

William Coleman Anderson (born July 10, 1853 in Greeneville , Tennessee , †  September 8, 1902 in Newport , Tennessee) was an American politician . Between 1895 and 1897 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Anderson attended his home public schools and Tusculum College , which he graduated from in 1876. He then moved to Newport. Between 1877 and 1878 he was an administrative clerk in the local Cocke County . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1878, he began working in his new profession in Newport. Politically, Anderson was a member of the Republican Party . Between 1881 and 1883 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee ; from 1889 and 1892 he was employed by the General Land Office in Washington, DC , where he rose to head of department. He then returned to Newport, where he practiced as a lawyer again.

In the congressional election of 1894 , Anderson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the first constituency of Tennessee, where he succeeded Alfred A. Taylor on March 4, 1895 . Since he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party in 1896, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1897 . After leaving the House of Representatives, he founded the weekly “Plain Talk”, which he also published. He also became a member of the Newport Town Council. William Anderson died there on September 8, 1902.

Web links

• William Coleman Anderson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Coleman Anderson in the database of Find a Grave (English)