William Anderson

Democratic Republican Representative of Pennsylvania's 1st district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 1, 1762 (67 years old)

Birthday

December 16, 1829

Death

Served as a U.S. House of Representatives member for Pennsylvania’s 1st congressional district.
Held office during two non-consecutive terms: from 1809 to 1815 and from 1817 to 1819.
Participated in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, achieving the rank of major and serving on General Lafayette’s staff.
Engaged in local politics, serving as Delaware County auditor and county director of the poor.
Appointed as an associate judge of the county court in 1826 and later became an inspector of customs in Philadelphia.
Involved in the hotel business, purchasing the Columbia House in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Registered an enslaved child under Pennsylvania’s gradual abolition law, indicating ownership of enslaved individuals.