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

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

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during its existence.

Biography

Anderson was born in

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. He read law and was admitted to the bar in 1852, forming a partnership with Robert S. Lanier. 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 Attorney General from 1880 to 1890.The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Anderson, C to D
/ref> He died at his home in Macon on December 19, 1899.

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