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494:. Anderson, alongside D. C. Branlette and C. L. Lincoln, were part of a three-person commission in charge of using the funds to secure statues of the two men and have them placed in the hall. Out of the committee members, only Anderson was in charge of using the funds. On April 17, Mississippi Legislature investigated his use of the funds and found a $ 8,000 discrepancy between the funds given to Anderson and the funds being currently spent on the statues. On April 22, 1930, Anderson replied with a letter to the legislature, stating that the funds were accounted for. 1367: 31: 431:
In 1923, Anderson was re-elected to the House, and served a third term there (representing Tippah and Benton Counties) spanning from 1924 to 1928. During this term, Anderson led the passage of a $ 2.5 million appropriation to create a new "hospital for the insane" in Jackson. In 1926, Anderson
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Counties in the House for the term spanning from 1908 to 1912. During this term, Anderson was the Chairman of the House's Liquor Traffic Committee and also served on the following committees: Public Printing, Constitution, Penitentiary, and Agriculture.
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Counties), for the term spanning from 1912 to 1916. At the beginning of the term on January 2, 1912, Anderson was elected president pro tempore of the senate, defeating two other candidates in the election. In 1912, Anderson was a delegate to the
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On May 16, 1930, Anderson was charged with embezzling either $ 9,000 or the complete sum of the $ 20,000 of the money for his personal use between negotiations, although the full sum had been returned before his arrest. He made a
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On September 26, 1928, Anderson and his son, William Humphrey, purchased the Neshoba Democrat newspaper from R. C. Peeples. W. H. became the associate editor and business manager, and took active control of the newspaper.
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for the term spanning from 1900 to 1904. During this term, Anderson was a member of the House's Military Affairs and Corporations committees. In November 1903, Anderson purchased the
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Anderson was a Delegate to the Mississippi State Democratic Conventions in 1899 and 1904. In 1899, Anderson was elected to represent
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On November 7, 1911, Anderson was elected to the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 36th District (comprising
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In 1930, the Mississippi Legislature authorized a sum of $ 20,000 to be used in order to get statues of
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from 1912 to 1916, and was the Senate's President Pro Tempore during that term. He also served in the
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On July 22, 1926, Anderson announced his campaign for the office of
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On November 5, 1907, Anderson was elected to represent Tippah and
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The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi
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The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi
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from 1900 to 1904, from 1908 to 1912, and from 1924 to 1928.
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Albert Clarence Anderson was born on February 7, 1878, in
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Anderson for Congress" 45:President pro tempore of the 462:, and former House Speaker 1457: 458:, erstwhile state auditor 1374: 1363: 972: 289: 219: 208: 197: 186: 99: 52: 40: 28: 966:Mississippi State Senate 721:Rowland, Dunbar (1924). 602:Rowland, Dunbar (1908). 580:Rowland, Dunbar (1912). 300:Mississippi State Senate 296:Albert Clarence Anderson 91:Mississippi State Senate 47:Mississippi State Senate 920:. 1930-04-17. p. 1 895:. 1930-04-22. p. 1 867:. 1930-05-16. p. 1 833:. 1928-09-28. p. 6 805:. 1954-06-24. p. 1 775:. 1926-07-22. p. 8 750:. 1926-07-23. p. 1 696:. 1922-07-20. p. 7 671:. 1920-05-20. p. 1 646:. 1926-07-23. p. 1 452:Governor of Mississippi 492:National Statuary Hall 353:New Orleans, Louisiana 95:from the 36th district 434:teaching of evolution 339:as a Democrat in the 108:Serving with 803:Hattiesburg American 622:Mississippi (1900). 531:Woodmen of the World 509:, on June 24, 1954. 490:to be placed in the 464:Martin Sennet Conner 357:Jackson, Mississippi 628:. pp. 87, 193. 507:Ripley, Mississippi 349:Ripley, Mississippi 262:Ripley, Mississippi 625:Department Reports 535:Dumas, Mississippi 527:Knights of Pythias 361:Memphis, Tennessee 316:Dumas, Mississippi 242:Dumas, Mississippi 156:Henry Clay Collins 70:John L. Hebron Jr. 23:Albert C. Anderson 1403: 1402: 456:Theodore G. 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Mississippi State Senate
John L. Hebron Jr.
Carroll Kendrick
Mississippi State Senate
B. A. Tucker Jr.
John M. Eddins
W. J. East
Hugh K. Mahon
S. Joe Owen
William H. Dyson
Sam Mims Jr.
Henry Clay Collins
Mississippi House of Representatives
Tippah
Benton
Tippah County
Dumas, Mississippi
U.S.
Ripley, Mississippi
U.S.
Democratic
Mississippi State Senate
Mississippi House of Representatives
Dumas, Mississippi
Tippah County
Tippah County
Mississippi House of Representatives
Ripley, Mississippi
New Orleans, Louisiana

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