Background
Anderson, Thomas Lilbourne was born on December 8, 1808 in near Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States.
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Anderson, Thomas Lilbourne was born on December 8, 1808 in near Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States.
Studied law.
He began the practice of law in Franklin, Kentucky, later moving to Palmyra, Missouri, in 1830. He also served as a presidential elector for the Whig Party in 1844, 1848, 1852, and 1856. He died in Palmyra in 1885.
He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1840, and remained a member of that body through 1844. He also served as a member of the Missouri Constitutional Convention of 1845. He was first elected to the United States Congress in 1857 as a member of the American Party, winning reelection in 1859 as an Independent Democrat.