Joseph H. Anderson

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

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 he was 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. 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.

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