Clifford Anderson (March 23, 1833 – December 19, 1899) was a

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politician, active in the politics of the state of Georgia and the

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Biography

Anderson was born in

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. He

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and was admitted to the bar in 1852, forming a partnership with

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. He married Anne LeConte in 1857, and they had two children. He served as a state court Judge in Georgia from 1856 to 1858, and in the

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in 1859. He served in the

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and represented Georgia in the

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from 1864 to 1865. After the war, he served as Georgia's

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from 1880 to 1890.The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Anderson, C to D
/ref> From 1877 to 1885, Anderson was Chairman of the

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faculty. He died at his home in Macon on December 19, 1899.

References

1833 births 1899 deaths Members of the Confederate House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) Confederate States Army officers Members of the Georgia House of Representatives People from Nottoway County, Virginia 19th-century members of the Georgia General Assembly {{AmericanCivilWar-bio-stub