The Viscount Waverley | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as a hereditary peer 4 January 1958 – 21 February 1990 | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Viscount Waverley |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Viscount Waverley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Alastair Pearson Anderson 18 February 1911 |
| Died | 21 February 1990 (aged 79) |
| Spouse |
Lorna (m. 1948) |
| Children | 3, including John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley |
| Parent |
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| Education | Malvern College |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1939–1945 (active) |
| Rank | Squadron leader |
| Unit | Medical Branch |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
David Alastair Pearson Anderson, 2nd Viscount Waverley (18 February 1911 – 21 February 1990), was a British hereditary peer and physician. He trained as a physician in Germany and England, served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, and then specialised as a cardiologist. Having succeeded his father as Viscount Waverley in 1958, he also sat in the House of Lords where he regularly spoke on health matters and other interests of his.[1][2][3]