Joseph Anderson | |
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| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| In office January 15, 1805 – December 1, 1805 | |
| Preceded by | Jesse Franklin |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Smith |
| United States Senator from Tennessee | |
| In office March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1815 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Smith |
| Succeeded by | George W. Campbell |
| In office September 26, 1797 – March 3, 1799 | |
| Preceded by | William Blount |
| Succeeded by | William Cocke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Inslee Anderson November 5, 1757 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 17, 1837 (aged 79) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Congressional Cemetery Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Patience Outlaw[1] |
| Children | William, Alexander, Pierce, Thomas, Addison, George, James[2]: 84–5 |
| Residence(s) | Soldier's Rest Hamblen County, Tennessee |
| Profession | Attorney |
Joseph Inslee Anderson (November 5, 1757 – April 17, 1837) was an American soldier, judge, and politician, who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1797 to 1815, and later as the First Comptroller[3] of the United States Treasury.[4] He also served as one of three judges of the Southwest Territory in the 1790s, and was a delegate to the Tennessee state constitutional convention in 1796.[1]
From January to December 1805, Anderson served as President pro tempore of the United States.
- ^ a b Mary Rothrock, The French Broad-Holston Country: A History of Knox County, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: East Tennessee Historical Society, 1972), p. 369.
- ^ Fay McMillan, "A Biographical Sketch of Joseph Anderson," East Tennessee Historical Society Publications, Vol. 2 (1930), pp. 81-93.
- ^ "Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States". 1957.
- ^ Charles Anderson, "Pioneer Federal Judge and Classic 'Roman' Senator: Joseph Inslee Anderson Archived June 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine," Tennessee Bar Journal, Vol. 43, No. 11 (November 2007). Retrieved: July 9, 2015.