Alexander Outlaw Anderson | |
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| United States Senator from Tennessee | |
| In office February 26, 1840 – March 3, 1841 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Lawson White |
| Succeeded by | Spencer Jarnagin |
| Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court | |
| In office April 6, 1852 – January 2, 1853 | |
| Appointed by | Governor John Bigler |
| Preceded by | Henry A. Lyons |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Wells |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 10, 1794 Jefferson County, Tennessee (now Hamblen County, Tennessee) |
| Died | May 23, 1869 (aged 74) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Maria Hamilton
(m. 1821; died 1825)Eliza Rosa Deaderick
(m. 1825; died 1866) |
| Relations | Joseph Anderson, father; Pierce B. Anderson, brother; James W. Deaderick, cousin |
| Alma mater | Washington College |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
Alexander Outlaw Anderson (November 10, 1794 – May 23, 1869) was an American slave owner[1] and attorney who represented Tennessee in the United States Senate, and later served in the California State Senate, and on the California Supreme Court.
- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 13, 2022, retrieved January 15, 2022