Lucien Anderson

Lucien Anderson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st district
In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
Preceded by	Samuel L. Casey
Succeeded by	Lawrence S. Trimble
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office 1855-1857
Personal details
Born	June 23, 1824 Fleming County, Kentucky
Died	October 18, 1898 (aged 74) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Resting place	Anderson family cemetery
Political party	Whig Party Unconditional Unionist Republican Party
Profession	Lawyer State legislator

Lucien Anderson^[1] (June 23, 1824 – October 18, 1898) was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born near Mayfield, Kentucky. He attended the public schools and studied law. In 1845, he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Mayfield.

Anderson served as a Presidential Elector on the Whig ticket of Winfield Scott and William Graham in 1852. He served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1855-1857 and was elected as an Unconditional Unionist to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1864. He also served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1864. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He died in Mayfield, Kentucky, in 1898 and was buried in the Anderson family cemetery

Notes

1. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000201

References

• Lucien Anderson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Hood, James Larry. "For the Union: Kentucky's Unconditional Unionist Congressmen and the Development of the Republican Party in Kentucky, 1863-1865." Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 76 (July 1978): 197-215.
• Lucien Anderson at Find-A-Grave

External links

• Lucien Anderson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress