Simeon H. Anderson Explained

Simeon H. Anderson
Office1:Member of the United States House of Representatives
State1:Kentucky
District1:5th
Term Start1:March 4, 1839
Term End1:August 11, 1840
Successor1:John Burton Thompson
Office2:Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
State2:Kentucky
Term Start2:1828
Term End2:1834
Birth Date:March 2, 1802
Birth Place:Lancaster, Kentucky, US
Death Place:Lancaster, Kentucky, US
Party:Whig
Profession:Politician, Lawyer
Nationality:American

Simeon H. Anderson (March 2, 1802 – August 11, 1840) was a slave owner and United States Representative from Kentucky. 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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