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Clinton Presba Anderson at AllExperts (1248 words) |
 | Clinton Presba Anderson (October 23, 1895–November 11, 1975), was an American Democratic Party politician who served as a U.S. Congressman from New Mexico (1941-1945), as the United States Secretary of Agriculture (1945-1948), and as a U.S. Senator from New Mexico (1949-1973). |
| Anderson was born in Centerville, South Dakota on October 23, 1895. |
| Anderson became known for his thorough investigative work and during his three terms in the House of Representatives, was assigned to several special committees, including the chairmanship of the Special Committee to Investigate Food Shortages in 1945. |
| American President (219 words) |
| Clinton Presba Anderson was born in 1895 in Centerville, South Dakota. |
| A Democrat, Anderson continued to be involved in New Deal programs, acting as the field representative of the Federal Emergency Administration in 1935 and then a year later as the chairman and executive director of the Unemployment Compensation Commission. |
| By 1940, Anderson had been elected to the United States House of Representatives and served from 1941 to 1945 when he became President Harry Truman's secretary of agriculture, a post he held until he resigned in 1948. |
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