Joseph Anderson (Tennessee politician)

Joseph Anderson
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
January 15, 1805 – December 1, 1805
Preceded byJesse Franklin
Succeeded bySamuel Smith
United States Senator
from Tennessee
In office
March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1815
Preceded byDaniel Smith
Succeeded byGeorge W. Campbell
In office
September 26, 1797 – March 3, 1799
Preceded byWilliam Blount
Succeeded byWilliam Cocke
Personal details
Born
Joseph Inslee Anderson

(1757-11-05)November 5, 1757
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedApril 17, 1837(1837-04-17) (aged 79)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeCongressional Cemetery
Washington, D.C.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
SpousePatience Outlaw[1]
ChildrenWilliam, Alexander, Pierce, Thomas, Addison, George, James[2]: 84–5 
Residence(s)Soldier's Rest
Hamblen County, Tennessee
ProfessionAttorney

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.

  1. ^ a b Mary Rothrock, The French Broad-Holston Country: A History of Knox County, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: East Tennessee Historical Society, 1972), p. 369.
  2. ^ Fay McMillan, "A Biographical Sketch of Joseph Anderson," East Tennessee Historical Society Publications, Vol. 2 (1930), pp. 81-93.
  3. ^ "Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States". 1957.
  4. ^ 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.