Kenneth Lewis Anderson
Anderson, Grimes County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Anderson Erected by the State of Texas In memory of Patience Burdett Wife of Kenneth Lewis Anderson Born in Shelbyville, Tennessee, Dec. 25, 1806 Died July 4, 1886 Buried at San Antonio, Texas in memory of Kenneth Lewis Anderson Born in Hillsboro, North Carolina, Sept. 11, 1805 District Judge, Speaker of the House of the Sixth Congress and last Vice President of the Republic of Texas Died July 3, 1845 The name of the town of Fanthorp was changed to Anderson in his honor
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Kenneth Lewis Anderson rose through the young Republic of Texas as a district judge, Speaker of the House, and finally its last Vice President before his death in 1845, the year Texas moved toward statehood. The town of Fanthorp was renamed Anderson in his honor, and this state-erected memorial also remembers his wife, Patience Burdett Anderson. His career spanned the brief, turbulent life of an independent Texas nation.
Why it matters
Anderson embodies the short-lived Republic of Texas and its passage into the United States, a pivotal chapter in America's westward growth.
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