Emmett Townsend Anderson (January 17, 1890 – March 20, 1969) was an American politician from the U.S. state of

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. A member of the

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, he served as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Washington from 1953 to 1957. Anderson unsuccessfully ran for governor in the 1956 gubernatorial election, losing to

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Albert D. Rosellini.

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* Lieutenant Governors of Washington (state) 1890 births 1969 deaths 20th-century American politicians {{Washington-politician-stub