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'''Richard Clough Anderson, Jr.''' ([[August 4]], [[1788]]– [[July 24]], [[1826]]) was an [[United States|American]] lawyer and politician from [[Jefferson County, Kentucky]]. |
'''Richard Clough Anderson, Jr.''' ([[August 4]], [[1788]]– [[July 24]], [[1826]]) was an [[United States|American]] lawyer and politician from [[Jefferson County, Kentucky]]. His father was a Revolutionary War captain in the 5th Virginia continentals, who led the advance of the Americans at the battle of Trenton (24 December 1776), crossing the Delaware River in the first boat. <ref>[http://famousamericans.net/richardcloughanderson/ Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography], edited by James Grant Wilson, John Fiske and [[Stanley L. Klos]] Six volumes, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889 </ref> |
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Anderson, junior, served in the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]] in 1815 and again in 1821-1822; he was its Speaker in 1822. He represented [[Kentucky]] in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[1817]] to [[1821]]. |
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[[Anderson County, Kentucky]] is named in his honor. |
[[Anderson County, Kentucky]] is named in his honor. |
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== References == |
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==External link == |
==External link == |
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Revision as of 12:06, 15 November 2007
Richard Clough Anderson, Jr. (August 4, 1788– July 24, 1826) was an American lawyer and politician from Jefferson County, Kentucky. His father was a Revolutionary War captain in the 5th Virginia continentals, who led the advance of the Americans at the battle of Trenton (24 December 1776), crossing the Delaware River in the first boat. [1]
Anderson, junior, served in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1815 and again in 1821-1822; he was its Speaker in 1822. He represented Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1817 to 1821.
Anderson County, Kentucky is named in his honor.
References
- ^ Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, edited by James Grant Wilson, John Fiske and Stanley L. Klos Six volumes, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889
External link
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