Thomas H. Anderson

Thomas Henry Anderson (June 6, 1848 – September 30, 1916) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

Early life Thomas Henry Anderson was born on June 6, 1848, in Belmont County, Ohio, to Amelia (née Dallas) and John Anderson. He attended public schools and Mount Union College. He taught at schools in Belmont and Guernsey counties. He then was a high school principal at Cambridge High School in Cambridge, Ohio, until his resignation in 1870 to finish his law studies. In June 1871, he was admitted to the law in Cambridge.

Law and political career Anderson was in a private law practice in Cambridge with Joseph D. Taylor from 1871 to 1883. After Taylor joined Congress, Anderson led the practice until he started the firm Anderson & Locke with John L. Locke. The law firm would dissolve in April 1893. Anderson served as the rank of general in the staff of Ohio Governor Charles Foster. In 1887, he was a candidate for attorney general of Ohio. He was chairman of the Republican Executive Committee of Guernsey County, member of Cambridge's city council and school board, and president of multiple corporations. He was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison and served as the United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Bolivia from 1889 to 1893. He was personal friends with William McKinley.

Awards Anderson received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Mount Union College.