Preceded by John Van Buren Name Joseph Anderson Resigned March 3, 1847 Profession farmer
politician Succeeded by William Nelson | Political party Democratic Party Party Democratic Party Citizenship United States Role Politician | |
Born August 25, 1800
White Plains, New York ( 1800-08-25 ) Died June 23, 1870, White Plains, New York, United States | ||
Joseph Halstead Anderson (August 25, 1800 – June 23, 1870) was a farmer and an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography
He was born on August 25, 1800, in Harrison, Westchester County, New York. He attended the common schools, and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Anderson served as member of the New York State Assembly in 1833 and 1834; and as Sheriff of Westchester County from 1835 to 1838.
Elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses, Anderson served from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1847. While in Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture during the Twenty-ninth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846 and resumed his farming pursuits.
Anderson died on June 23, 1870, in White Plains, New York; and was interred at a family graveyard, "Anderson Hill", Westchester County, New York.
New York State Senator Henry A. Wise (1906–1982) was his great-grandson.