Thomas L. Anderson

Thomas L. Anderson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
Preceded byGilchrist Porter
Succeeded byJames S. Rollins
Personal details
Born
Thomas Lilbourne Anderson

(1808-12-08)December 8, 1808
Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedMarch 6, 1885(1885-03-06) (aged 76)
Palmyra, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyAmerican Party (Know-Nothing)
Independent Democrat

Thomas Lilbourne Anderson (December 8, 1808 – March 6, 1885) was a slave owner[1] and practicing lawyer who served in the United States House of Representatives from Missouri for two terms from 1857 to 1861.

  1. ^ "More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation.", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2022-01-15