Albert C. Anderson

Albert Clarence Anderson (February 7, 1878 – June 24, 1954) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. He represented the 36th district in the Mississippi State Senate from 1912 to 1916, and was the Senate's President Pro Tempore during that term. He also served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1900 to 1904, from 1908 to 1912, and from 1924 to 1928.

Biography Albert Clarence Anderson was born on February 7, 1878, in Dumas, Mississippi. He was the son of William Walter Anderson, a farmer, and his wife, Mary Elizabeth (Shackelford) Anderson. In 1922, Anderson ran again for Congress, and received an endorsement from former legislative colleague and State Senate president pro tempore Carroll Kendrick.

In 1923, Anderson was re-elected to the House, and served a third term there (representing Tippah and Benton Counties) spanning from 1924 to 1928. During this term, Anderson led the passage of a $2.5 million appropriation to create a new "hospital for the insane" in Jackson. In 1926, Anderson strongly advocated a law prohibiting the teaching of evolution, which passed. He lost the Democratic Party nomination to Theodore G. Bilbo.

After 1927 On September 26, 1928, Anderson and his son, William Humphrey, purchased the Neshoba Democrat newspaper from R. C. Peeples. W. H. became the associate editor and business manager, and took active control of the newspaper. Anderson, alongside D. C. Branlette and C. L. Lincoln, were part of a three-person commission in charge of using the funds to secure statues of the two men and have them placed in the hall. Out of the committee members, only Anderson was in charge of using the funds. On April 22, 1930, Anderson replied with a letter to the legislature, stating that the funds were accounted for.

On May 16, 1930, Anderson was charged with embezzling either $9,000 or the complete sum of the $20,000 of the money for his personal use between negotiations, although the full sum had been returned before his arrest. He made a bail bond of $1,000 for each of the two charges.

Anderson died after a long illness at his home in Ripley, Mississippi, on June 24, 1954.

Personal life Anderson was a Baptist. He was also a member of the Freemasons, the Knights of Pythias, and the Woodmen of the World. He married Frances Caroline "Carrye" Humphrey on December 24, 1905, in Dumas, Mississippi. They had four children together: William Humphrey, Mary Belle, Frances Willard, and George Albert. He had six grandchildren at the time of his death.