Isaac Anderson (congressman)

Isaac Anderson (* November 23, 1760 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, † October 27, 1838 ) was an American politician. Between 1803 and 1807, he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Born on the estate Anderson Place in today's Schuylkill Isaac Anderson participated despite his youth at the War of Independence. During the time he served at Valley Forge General George Washington as a courier for messages to the Continental Congress. By the end of the war brought Anderson to first lieutenant of militia troops from Pennsylvania. After that, he was for some years justice of the peace in his home. Politically, he was a member of the end of the 1790s by Thomas Jefferson founded the Democratic-Republican Party. In 1801 he became a deputy in the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

In the congressional elections of 1802 Anderson was the third electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Joseph Hemphill on March 4, 1803. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1807 two legislative sessions. During his time as a congressman, the territory of the United States has been considerably enlarged in 1803 by the investments made by President Jefferson Louisiana Purchase. In 1804, the twelfth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.

In 1806, Anderson gave up a new Congress candidacy. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he managed his estate Anderson Place, where he mainly worked in agriculture. He was also active in Sägemühlengeschäft. There he is on October 27, 1838 and passed away.