About Simeon H. Anderson
Lived 1802 – 1840 (aged 38). Simeon H. Anderson was an American politician and lawyer.
Simeon H. Anderson (March 2, 1802 – August 11, 1840) was an American politician and slave owner who was a United States representative from Kentucky from 1839 to 1840.
Life He was born near Lancaster, Kentucky, where he pursued preparatory studies. In addition, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Lancaster, Kentucky.
Anderson was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1828, 1829, 1832, and 1836–1838. He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1839, until his death near Lancaster, Kentucky, in 1840. He was buried in the Anderson family cemetery, with a cenotaph at the Congressional Cemetery.
Anderson was the father of William Clayton Anderson who also served as a Representative from Kentucky, and Margaret Anderson Watts, social reformer.
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American politician (1802-1840)
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Simeon H. Anderson was born on 2 March 1802 in Lancaster.
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Simeon H. Anderson died on 11 August 1840 in Lancaster.
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Simeon H. Anderson was a politician and lawyer.
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