US Congressman. During the Revolutionary War, he served as a carrier of dispatches for General George Washington at Valley Forge. He was commissioned a First Lieutenant in the Fifth Battalion of the Pennsylvania Militia in 1779 and was a member of the State House of Representatives in 1801. In 1803, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighth and Ninth Congresses, serving until 1807. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and sawmilling on his plantation "Anderson Place," until his death.
US Congressman. During the Revolutionary War, he served as a carrier of dispatches for General George Washington at Valley Forge. He was commissioned a First Lieutenant in the Fifth Battalion of the Pennsylvania Militia in 1779 and was a member of the State House of Representatives in 1801. In 1803, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighth and Ninth Congresses, serving until 1807. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and sawmilling on his plantation "Anderson Place," until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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In memory of Isaac Anderson, Esq., who departed this life Oct. 27th, AD 1838. Aged 78 years. "This day a great man and a Patriarch hath fallen. Whare I am there shall also my Servant be."
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