Hugh C. Anderson | |
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24th Speaker of the Tennessee Senate | |
In office January 4, 1915 – March 1, 1915 | |
Preceded by | Newton H. White |
Succeeded by | Albert E. Hill |
Member of the
Tennessee Senate from the 25th district | |
In office January 4, 1915 – March 1, 1915 | |
Preceded by | John L. Hare |
Succeeded by | Eugene Fulgham |
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
In office February 26, 1881 – January 1, 1883 | |
Preceded by | Howell E. Jackson |
Succeeded by | R. W. Haynes |
Constituency | Madison |
In office January 6, 1879 – January 3, 1881 | |
Preceded by | George C. Porter |
Succeeded by | H. E. Austin |
Constituency | Haywood, Hardeman, and Madison |
Personal details | |
Born | Hugh Crump Anderson February 2, 1851 McNairy, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | March 1, 1915 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 64)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Lena Burdett |
Education | Cumberland University |
Occupation | Lawyer, businessman, politician |
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.
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