James Patton Anderson
| James Patton Anderson | |
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| Deputy to the Provisional C.S. Congress from Florida | |
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In office February 4, 1861 – April 8, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | George Ward |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington Territory's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 Delegate |
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| Preceded by | Isaac Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Columbia Lancaster |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
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In office 1850 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 16, 1822 Franklin County, Tennessee |
| Died | September 20, 1872 (aged 50) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Resting place |
Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Henrietta Adair (m. 1853) |
| Alma mater | Jefferson College |
| Occupation | Lawyer, farmer |
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| Allegiance |
 United States Confederate States
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| Service/branch |
United States Volunteers Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1847–1848 1861–1865 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant Colonel Major General
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| Commands |
1st Florida Infantry Anderson's Brigade Anderson's Division |
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Mexican–American War
American Civil War
James Patton Anderson (February 16, 1822 – September 20, 1872) was an American physician, lawyer, and politician, most notably serving as a United States Congressman from the Washington Territory, a Mississippi state legislator, and a delegate at the Florida state secession convention to withdraw from the United States. He also served in the American Civil War as a general in the Confederate States Army, serving in the Army of Tennessee.
"Patton" Anderson was born near Winchester in Franklin County, Tennessee. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Kentucky in 1831, where he lived for most of his childhood, and then to Mississippi in 1838. He attended the medical school of Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania in 1840, before a family financial crisis forced him to withdraw a short time before graduation in 1842. Soon after his return home, Anderson began practicing medicine.
He studied law at Montrose Law School in Frankfort, Kentucky, and was admitted to the bar in 1843, establishing a practice in Hernando in DeSoto County, Mississippi. He also entered the state's militia forces with the rank of captain in 1846. He later served in the Mexican-American War, commanding the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Rifles with the rank of lieutenant colonel as of February 22, 1848. That July he was mustered out of the volunteer service.
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