Joseph_H._Anderson

Joseph H. Anderson

Joseph H. Anderson

American politician

For the Wisconsin State Assemblyman, see Joseph H. Anderson (Wisconsin politician).

Joseph Halstead Anderson (August 25, 1800 – June 23, 1870) was a 19th-century farmer and an American politician who served as two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1843 to 1847.

Quick Facts Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 7th district, Preceded by ...

Biography

He was born on August 25, 1800, in Harrison, Westchester County, New York. He attended the common schools, and engaged in agricultural pursuits.

State assembly

Anderson served as member of the New York State Assembly in 1833 and 1834; and as Sheriff of Westchester County from 1835 to 1838.

Congress

Elected as a Democrat to the 28th and 29th Congresses, Anderson served from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1847.[1] While in Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture during the Twenty-ninth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846 and resumed his farming pursuits.

Death and burial

Anderson died on June 23, 1870, in White Plains, New York; and was interred at a family graveyard, "Anderson Hill", Westchester County, New York.[2]

Family

New York State Senator Henry A. Wise (1906–1982) was his great-grandson.

References

  1. [1]
    "Joseph H. Anderson". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Joseph H. Anderson". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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