Clinton Anderson

Clinton Anderson
Official portrait of Clinton Anderson
Official portrait, c. 1945
United States Senator
from New Mexico
In office
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1973
Preceded byCarl Hatch
Succeeded byPete Domenici
13th United States Secretary of Agriculture
In office
June 30, 1945 – May 10, 1948
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byClaude R. Wickard
Succeeded byCharles F. Brannan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Mexico's at-large district
In office
January 3, 1941 – June 30, 1945
Preceded byJohn J. Dempsey
Succeeded byGeorge Lusk
9th Treasurer of New Mexico
In office
1933–1934
GovernorArthur Seligman
Preceded byWarren Graham
Succeeded byJames Connelly
Personal details
Born
Clinton Presba Anderson

(1895-10-23)October 23, 1895
Centerville, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedNovember 11, 1975(1975-11-11) (aged 80)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Henrietta McCartney
(m. 1921)
Children2

Clinton Presba Anderson (October 23, 1895 – November 11, 1975) was an American politician who represented New Mexico in the United States Senate from 1949 until 1973. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1945 until 1948 and represented New Mexico's at-large congressional district from 1941 until 1945.