Hugh C. Anderson

Hugh Crump Anderson (born February 2, 1851 in McNairy County , Tennessee , † March 1, 1915 in Nashville , Tennessee) was an American politician . In 1915, as President of the State Senate, he was the de facto lieutenant governor of the state of Tennessee, although this office was not formally introduced until 1951.

Career

Hugh Anderson began working in the profession after studying law and being admitted to the bar. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1879 to 1883 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee ; from 1884 to 1908 he was Mayor of Jackson City . From 1889 to 1915 he was also President of the Peoples Saving Bank . He was also a member of the Freemasons .

In 1915, Anderson became a member and president of the Tennessee Senate and thus deputy to Governor Tom C. Rye . He thus actually held the office of lieutenant governor. This post was or is constitutionally anchored in most other states; in Tennessee this has only been the case since 1951. However, he was only able to exercise his new position for a few weeks because he died on March 1st of the same year. He was succeeded by Albert E. Hill .

Web links

• The Political Graveyard
• Hugh Anderson on the list of Presidents of the Tennessee Senate