Hugh C. Anderson | |
Office: | 24th Speaker of the Tennessee Senate |
Term Start: | January 4, 1915 |
Term End: | March 1, 1915 |
Predecessor: | Newton H. White |
Successor: | Albert E. Hill |
State Senate2: | Tennessee |
District2: | 25th |
Term Start2: | January 4, 1915 |
Term End2: | March 1, 1915 |
Preceded2: | John L. Hare |
Succeeded2: | Eugene Fulgham |
Office3: | Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives |
Term Start3: | February 26, 1881 |
Term End3: | January 1, 1883 |
Preceded3: | Howell E. Jackson |
Succeeded3: | R. W. Haynes |
Constituency3: | Madison |
Term Start4: | January 6, 1879 |
Term End4: | January 3, 1881 |
Preceded4: | George C. Porter |
Succeeded4: | H. E. Austin |
Constituency4: | Haywood, Hardeman, and Madison |
Birth Name: | Hugh Crump Anderson |
Birth Date: | 2 February 1851 |
Birth Place: | McNairy, Tennessee, U.S. |
Death Place: | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Education: | Cumberland University |
Occupation: | Lawyer, businessman, politician |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Lena Burdett |
Hugh Crump Anderson (February 2, 1851 – March 1, 1915) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician. He served as the long-term mayor of Jackson, Tennessee. He served as the Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee in 1915.
Hugh Crump Anderson was born on February 2, 1851, in McNairy County, Tennessee.[1] His family moved to Jackson, Tennessee, in 1869.[1]
Anderson graduated with a law degree from Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1873.[1] While in college, in 1870, he joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon.[2]
Anderson worked as a lawyer from 1873 to 1889.[1]
Anderson joined the Democratic Party.[1] He served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1878 to 1881.[2] He served as the mayor of Jackson, Tennessee from 1884 to 1900.[1] [2] He served as the Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee in 1915.
Anderson served as the president of the First National Bank of Jackson, Tennessee.[2] He was also the president of the Electric Light Company.[2]
He was a member of the Knights of Pythias.[3]
Anderson married Lena Burdett.[2]
Anderson died on March 1, 1915, in Nashville, Tennessee.