A. Scott Anderson Explained

A. Scott Anderson
Order:64th
Office:Mayor of Richmond, Virginia
Term Start:1958
Term End:1960
Alma Mater:College of William & Mary
Predecessor:F. Henry Garber
Successor:Claude W. Woodward
Birthname:Alfred Scott Anderson, Jr.
Birth Date:24 July 1904
Birth Place:Crewe, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Ann Miller Curd

Alfred Scott Anderson, Jr. (July 24, 1904 – November 12, 1971) was an American politician, who was mayor of Richmond, Virginia from 1958 to 1960 and served on the City Council for the City of Richmond, Virginia from 1956 to 1960 and 1963–1966. Anderson, who was too old for military service, served in the Home Guard during World War II.[1]

Legal career

In 1960, Anderson left the law firm of Bowles, Anderson, Boyd, Clarke & Herrod to join Mr. Alexander Hamilton Sands in the forming of Sands, Anderson, Marks & Clarke, whose offices were initially in the American Building. This law firm eventually became Sands Anderson PC.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mays, David John . Race, reason, and massive resistance: the diary of David J. Mays, 1954-1959 . 2008 . University of Georgia Press, 2008 . 302 . 9780820330259 .