Richard Clough Anderson, Jr.

Richard Clough Anderson (* August 4, 1788 in Louisville, Kentucky; † July 24, 1826 in Cartagena, Colombia ) was an American politician. Between 1817 and 1821 he represented the state of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives. In addition, he was an American ambassador in Colombia.

Career

Richard Anderson initially enjoyed a private school and then attended until 1804, the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg ( Virginia). After a subsequent study of law and qualifying as a lawyer, he began to work in this profession. Politically, Anderson was a member of the Democratic- Republican Party. In 1815 he became a deputy in the House of Representatives from Kentucky. In the congressional elections of 1816 he was in the eighth election district of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Stephen Ormsby on March 4, 1817. After a re-election in 1818 he was able to complete in Congress until March 4th, 1821 two legislative sessions. Since 1819 he was Chairman of the Committee for the administration of public property.

In 1820, Anderson gave up a new Congress candidacy. From 1821 to 1822 he was again a deputy in the State Parliament, which he was president in 1822. In January 1823 Anderson was appointed the first U.S. ambassador to Colombia. Richard Anderson died on July 24, 1826 in Cartagena, and was buried on the property " Soldiers Retreat " near Louisville. In Kentucky, the Anderson County was named after him.