William Coleman Anderson (July 10, 1853 – September 8, 1902) was an American politician and a US Representative from Tennessee's first district.
Anderson moved to Newport, Tennessee, in 1876, and while studying law, he was assistant clerk of Cocke County from 1877 to 1878.
He was a principal examiner in the General Land Office at Washington, D.C., from 1889 to 1892; promoted to chief of the contest division February 1, 1892, but resigned August 7, 1892.
He was made chief of the General Land Office, and served from November 23, 1892, until April 11, 1893. returned to Newport, Cocke County, in 1893 and resumed the practice of law.
[2] Anderson was founder and editor of Plain Talk, a weekly newspaper published in Newport.