Henry W. Anderson

Henry W. Anderson
Anderson, 1915
Born
Henry Watkins Anderson

(1870-12-20)December 20, 1870
DiedJanuary 7, 1954(1954-01-07) (aged 83)
EducationWashington & Lee University
OccupationAttorney
Political partyRepublican

Henry Watkins Anderson (December 20, 1870 – January 7, 1954) was an American attorney and leader of the Republican Party in Virginia. He commanded the American Red Cross Commission to Romania during World War I and was the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia in 1921. He is perhaps best known as one of the founders of the law firm Hunton Williams and as the fiancé of the writer Ellen Glasgow.