Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-01

JAMES [. ANDERSON IS
DEAD At SARANAC, N. Y.
Former Legislator Expires After
lllncss Covering II Period
OF Months.
WILL. BRING BODY HOME
Funeral Services and Burial Will
BE Made at Nlartinsvillc, Va
Well Known nS Lawyer In Old
dominion.
WILL. BRING BODY HOME

James Lewis anderson. OF this city.
w"ll-known lawyer. died Yesterday
morning at ? o'clock a; Sarauac. y.
v. where he had been under treat
mcnt FOR the last three months. liz
had tocu in failing hculih for nC,"
thar ye..'. but IL wa. only in The
last few months that his conditions
I' gan TO grow alarming
Mr., Anderson was II native Of Mar
tinsrIlle. Henry County. ana was in
ais siNticth year. His father was the
Rev. X. &. Anderson. a Presbyterian
minister. and his mother was NESS
Justine g. Anderson. Of Campbcil
County. Educated in the schools of
his county ana a, l:urncr Institute.
Mr.. Anderson taught school FOR three.
terms and then entered the University
Of Nira:n!ain 1852. receiving his de-
gree under the tutcIaGc u: ;!. late
John u. Mino: and stephen -. south
all lie came TO Richmond i'm 1881
and entered on the practice of the
law. and that year he was elected 10
the Council Of tho city. declining 10
serve a second term. He was mem
her OF the General Assembly i'm 1897
serving ono term
lie was a member OF the State and
city Far Associations from the date
OF their organization. and was for
years chairman OF the Committee on
Legal Education and Admission 10 IN.
i}ar for the State Bar Association
Wlil,
missions he prepared and had passed
ne requirement that all applicants
'"r license 10 practice Law should
submit 10 written examination be-
fore til" supreme Cour, OF Anp,,ls
lie was The author OF the bin .stnn
fishing tn" Law and Equity cour, az
The city. and as II mcmocr OF me.
legislature was "a factor I'm sr.i,r
that the measure bccam. a law H.,
was member OF The American Ear
Association at the time Of his death
Mr.. Anderson was a member Of ~,
Westmorclard Club ana served as
member OF the BOARD of Goycrnn-.
ana he VAS also q member of tho
hermitage Country club, serving for
two years as president OF tina, or
-"'''''''i' 'l' WIS member Of the
second Presbyterian Church FOR a
long time member of the diacoua;.
ana was for Il number Of years In.
president Of that body. For many
years he was a director Of the Young
Mems Christian Association. S,ryinn
IN That capacity longer than AN,
DINER man save one. and for "A lonr
TIME was vice president Of thai or
sanization. He was also a director
OF the Richmond Home for Ladies
In the world war he was very actiy,
making speeches as q rour-minute
man Tor war loans Tor the Red Cross
J. NJ, {. " and All other purposes as
they arose.
Mr.. anderson was a modes, and un-
assuming man always considerable Of
others and as - lawyer he was SIC.
cessiul. lie devoted much OF III.
work 10 his profession in the capa city
81 counsellor and was always cons!d.
cred one Of the safe men in the ranks
OF the profession here.
The body Is TO be brought back to
virginia amd burial will he made a,
the o'd homc. Martinsv!!lc II Is .x.
p"cted that the body Will reach this
state NOT later than Wednesday, H..
Is survived by several brothers and
sisters. samuel A. Anderson. of this
city. being the only relative rcs:din.
here