Clinton Presba Anderson
1895 Centerville, South Dakota - 1975 Albuquerque, New Mexico
He served as NM State Treasurer from 1933-1934. He was elected as a Democrat to the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. and served from January 3, 1941, until his resignation on June 30, 1945, having been appointed Secretary of Agriculture. He served as Secretary of Agriculture from June 30, 1945, until his resignation May 10, 1948. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1948 and served from January 3, 1949, to January 3, 1973. Served as chairman for the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Joint Committee on Construction of Building for Smithsonian, Joint Committee on Navaho-Hopi Indian, Special Committee on Preservation of Senate Records, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Special Committee on National Fuel Policy, Committee on Aeronautical and Space Science.
He retired to Albuquerque and died November 11, 1975. Interment in Fairview Memorial Park.
Person TypeIndividual
Terms
1934 Detroit, Michigan - 2020 Los Angeles, California
1925 Chicago, Illinois - 2021 San Luis Obispo, California
1929 Dowagiac, Michigan - 2013 Albuquerque, New Mexico
1863 San Francisco, California – 1951 Beverly Hills, California