Simeon H. Anderson

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Simeon H. Anderson

|image = SimeonHAnderson.jpg

|state1 = Kentucky

|district1 = 5th

|term_start1 = March 4, 1839

|term_end1 = August 11, 1840

|predecessor1 = James Harlan

|successor1 = John Burton Thompson

|office2 = Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives

|state2 = Kentucky

|term2 = 1828-29, 1832, 1836-38

|birth_date = {{birth date|1802|03|02|mf=y}}

|birth_place = Lancaster, Kentucky, US

|death_date = {{death date and age|1840|8|11|1802|03|02|mf=y}}

|death_place = Lancaster, Kentucky, US

|party = Whig

|spouse =

|children = {{hlist|William Clayton Anderson|Margaret Anderson Watts}}

|profession = Politician, Lawyer

|nationality = American

}}

Simeon H. Anderson (March 2, 1802 – August 11, 1840) was a slave owner{{Citation|title=Congress slaveowners|date=2022-01-13|url=https://github.com/washingtonpost/data-congress-slaveowners|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2022-01-15}} and United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born near Lancaster, Kentucky, where he pursued preparatory studies. In addition, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Lancaster, Kentucky.

Anderson was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1828, 1829, 1832, and 1836–1838. He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1839, until his death near Lancaster, Kentucky, in 1840. He was buried in the Anderson family cemetery, with a cenotaph at the Congressional Cemetery.

Anderson was the father of William Clayton Anderson who also served as a Representative from Kentucky, and Margaret Anderson Watts, social reformer.