Josiah McNair Anderson | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | John H. Crozier |
| Succeeded by | William M. Churchwell |
| Member of theTennessee Senate | |
| In office 1843–1845 | |
| Member of theTennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1833–1837 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1807-11-29)November 29, 1807 |
| Died | November 8, 1861(1861-11-08) (aged 53) Whitwell, Tennessee, C.S. |
| Political party | Whig |
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Josiah McNair Anderson (November 29, 1807 – November 8, 1861) was an American slave owner,[1] politician and a member of theUnited States House of Representatives forTennessee's3rd congressional district.
Anderson was born nearPikeville, Tennessee inBledsoe County on November 29, 1807. He attended thecommon schools, studied law, was admitted to thebar, and commenced practice inJasper, Tennessee.
From 1833 to 1837, Anderson was a member of theTennessee House of Representatives, serving as speaker. He was a member of theTennessee Senate from 1843 to 1845, serving as its presiding officer.[2]
Elected as aWhig to theThirty-first United States Congress, Anderson served from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1851.[3] He was not a successful candidate for re-election in 1850 to theThirty-second Congress.
Anderson was a delegate from Tennessee to the peace convention of 1861, held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent theimpending war. He was acolonel in the Tennessee State Militia in 1861.
Anderson was killed at Looneys Creek, near the present town ofWhitwell, Tennessee inMarion County on November 8, 1861 (age 53 years, 344 days), just after having made asecession speech. He isinterred at the Anderson Family Cemetery, seven miles southeast ofDunlap, Tennessee inSequatchie County.[4]
An article in the North Carolina Standard newspaper, dated Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1861, states:
Murder of Hon. Josiah M. Anderson of Tennessee - On the day of the election, at or near Dunlap, Sequatchie County, Tennessee, Hon. Josiah M. Anderson was set upon by a band of Lincolnite assassins, and stabbed in the back, causing his instant death. Col. Anderson formerly represented the Knoxville District in the Congress of the United States, and was a delegate from Tennessee in the "Peace Congress." His only offense for which he was so basely assassinated, was his defense of the South in conversation.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's 3rd congressional district 1849–1851 | Succeeded by |
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