Mr. Wm. Anderson, well-known in this city, died last Saturday evening at his residence, No. 1450 Rhode Island avenue, in the 87th year of his age. He was born in Jefferson county, Tennessee. His father, Hon. Jos. Anderson, served as a major in the Revolutionary war, and for eighteen years as a United States Senator, succeeding Andrew Jackson. He was appointed First Controller of the Treasury and held the position for twenty-one years. The deceased was appointed a clerk in the Treasury department in 1821, and held the place until removed by Secretary Bristow. The funeral took place this afternoon, and was attended by many of his friends and the Oldest Inhabitants' Association.
Mr. Wm. Anderson, well-known in this city, died last Saturday evening at his residence, No. 1450 Rhode Island avenue, in the 87th year of his age. He was born in Jefferson county, Tennessee. His father, Hon. Jos. Anderson, served as a major in the Revolutionary war, and for eighteen years as a United States Senator, succeeding Andrew Jackson. He was appointed First Controller of the Treasury and held the position for twenty-one years. The deceased was appointed a clerk in the Treasury department in 1821, and held the place until removed by Secretary Bristow. The funeral took place this afternoon, and was attended by many of his friends and the Oldest Inhabitants' Association.
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Ref: Cemetery Records, Burial: 8/29/1881
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