Background
Anderson, Robert Nelson was born on May 6, 1899 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas Gerald and Lena Stuart (Nelson) Anderson.
Anderson, Robert Nelson was born on May 6, 1899 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas Gerald and Lena Stuart (Nelson) Anderson.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, George Washington University, 1921, Bachelor of Laws, 1923.
Admitted to Virginia bar, 1922, District of Columbia Bar, 1923. Special attorney Office Solicitor of Internal Revenue, Washington, 1922-1925. Associate law firm Humphreys & Day, Washington, also New York City, 1925-1932.
Senior member firm Anderson, Lawrence & Anderson, 1932-1934. Special assistant to the United States Attorney General, 1934-1957, reviewing officer, legal coordinating counsel, 1957-1969. Member firm Delany, Robertson & Anderson, Washington, 1969-1971.
Private practice, Washington and Arlington, Virginia, 1971-1976. Specialist in tax litigation for United States government. Tried test cases involving constitutionality of Agricultural Adjustment Act, Civilian Conservation Corps Acts, Kerr-Smith Tobacco Act, Bankhead Cotton Control Act.
God, who is heard throughout the Bible, calls for justice for the widows, orphans and aliens who were oppressed by the powers of the day. Therefore the involvement in political life is something that Christians should not avoid.
As human beings people are a part of a cruel and violent and unjust world that feels like it cannot be changed. By accepting forgiveness and liberation, God enables to resist evil and to live life that can make this world a better place.
Member House Deps. representing American Bar Association, 2d International Conference Legal Profession, The Hague, 1948, 3d Conference, London, 1950, 4th conference, Madrid, 1952, 5th conference, Monte Carlo, 1954. Member plan committee 4th National Conference Citizenship, New York City, 1949, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th conferences, Washington, 1950-1954. Member attorney general’s Advisory Committee Citizenship, 1949-1954.
Member Federal (national president 1942-1943. Member committee 1952-1958, 67-76), District of Columbia, Virginia, Inter-American (delegate 1st Convention Havana, 1941) bar associations, Ilustre y Nacional Colegio de Abagados Mexico (honorary), Legal Aid Bureau District of Columbia, Arlington History Society (editor magazine 1956-1958, president 1958-1959), Delta Tau Delta, Phi Alpha Delta. Clubs: National Lawyers (founder.
Married Mary Rogers, March 24, 1926. Children: Mary Elizabeth, Robert Nelson, William Gerald.