Robert Wherry Anderson Explained

Robert Wherry Anderson (1864  - 12 October 1937) was a British journalist and political activist.

Anderson was a political journalist and more than a decade, he wrote the "Gracchus" column in Reynolds Newspaper. He left the paper in 1914, when Lord Dalziel bought a controlling interest, and worked as a motoring journalist for a few years, after which he began writing on behalf of David Lloyd George.[1]

He joined the Fabian Society in 1888, and served on its executive committee for several years. Following World War I, he remained a prominent supporter of Lloyd George and the Liberal Party.[2] He died suddenly in 1937.[3]

References

  1. News: Mr Wherry Anderson . Manchester Guardian . 3 June 1937.
  2. News: Obituary . Fabian News . November 1937.
  3. News: 13 October 1937. Mr Robert Wherry Anderson. The Times.