Alexander O. Anderson

Alexander Outlaw Anderson
United States Senator from Tennessee
In office February 26, 1840 – March 3, 1841
Preceded by	Hugh Lawson White
Succeeded by	Spencer Jarnagin
Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
In office April 6, 1852 – January 2, 1853
Appointed by	Governor John Bigler
Preceded by	Henry A. Lyons
Succeeded by	Alexander Wells
Personal details
Born	(1794-11-10)November 10, 1794 Jefferson County, Tennessee (now Hamblen County, Tennessee)
Died	May 23, 1869(1869-05-23) (aged 74) Knoxville, Tennessee
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Maria Hamilton ​ ​ (m. 1821; died 1825)​ Eliza Rosa Deaderick ​ ​ (m. 1825; died 1866)​
Relations	Joseph Anderson, father; Pierce B. Anderson, brother; James W. Deaderick, cousin
Alma mater	Washington College
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Judge

Alexander Outlaw Anderson (November 10, 1794 – May 23, 1869) was an American slave owner^[1] and attorney who represented Tennessee in the United States Senate, and later served in the California State Senate, and on the California Supreme Court.