US Senator. Following service throughout the Revolutionary War, in which he attained the rank of Major, he was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Delaware. Appointed United States Judge of the Territory South of the Ohio River in 1791, he later was a member of the first Tennessee Constitutional Convention. He was elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee and served from 1797 to 1815. He served as the first Comptroller of the United States Treasury from 1815 to 1836. He was the father of United States Senator Alexander Outlaw Anderson. In 1801, Anderson County in the greater Knoxville area was named after him.
US Senator. Following service throughout the Revolutionary War, in which he attained the rank of Major, he was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Delaware. Appointed United States Judge of the Territory South of the Ohio River in 1791, he later was a member of the first Tennessee Constitutional Convention. He was elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee and served from 1797 to 1815. He served as the first Comptroller of the United States Treasury from 1815 to 1836. He was the father of United States Senator Alexander Outlaw Anderson. In 1801, Anderson County in the greater Knoxville area was named after him.
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