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Thomas L. Anderson | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's2nd 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 (1808-12-08)December 8, 1808 Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 1885(1885-03-06) (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] andpracticing lawyer who served in theUnited States House of Representatives fromMissouri for two terms from 1857 to 1861.
He was born inBowling Green, Kentucky, and was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1828. He began the practice of law inFranklin, Kentucky, later moving toPalmyra, Missouri, in 1830.
He was elected to theMissouri 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]
He was first elected to the United States Congress in 1857 as a member of theAmerican Party (Know-Nothing), winning reelection in 1859 as anIndependent Democrat. He also served as a presidential elector for theWhig Party in 1844, 1848, 1852, and 1856.
He died inPalmyra, Missouri in 1885, aged 76, and was interred in the City Cemetery.
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