Warren Mattice Anderson

Background

He was born on October 16, 1915, in Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York, the son of Floyd E. Anderson (1891–1976), later a State Senator and Supreme Court Justice, and Edna Madeline (Mattice) Anderson (born 1889).

Education

Anderson graduated from Colgate University in 1937, and from Albany Law School where he was an associate editor of the Albany Law Review.

Career

He was Temporary President and Majority Leader of the New York State Senate from 1973 to 1988. Following the war he served as Assistant County Attorney for Broome County, and then joined the Binghamton law firm of Hinman, Howard & Kattell. He was Chairman of the Committee on Finance from 1966 to 1972.

In this capacity he was the unofficial deputy to Temporary President Earl Brydges.

After Brydges retired, Anderson succeeded him as Temporary President and Majority Leader. Anderson worked with Governor Hugh Carey and Assembly Speaker Stanley Steingut to put together a package to rescue New York City from bankruptcy in 1975.

Anderson served in the Senate"s top post until 1988, when he re-joined the law firm of Hinman, Howard & Kattell, Limited Liability Partnership in Binghamton, New New York In May 2006, Anderson announced his endorsement of former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso for the Republican nomination for governor.

In his role as Temporary President of the Senate, Anderson twice performed the duties of the Lieutenant Governor of New New York

The first was from December 1973 to December 1974 after the resignation of Government. Nelson Rockefeller elevated Lieutenant Government. Malcolm Wilson to the governorship.

The second was from February 1, 1985, to December 1986 after Lieutenant

Government. Alfred DelBello resigned. In 1978, Anderson was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of New York, but lost the nomination to Perry Duryea.

He died on June 1, 2007. Interstate 88, which runs from the Southern Tier to the Capital District, was named in his honor.

Achievements

• He served in the United States Army during World World War II, attaining the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Judge Advocate General"s Corps.

Membership

A Republican, Anderson was a member of the New York State Senate from 1953 to 1988, sitting in the 169th, 170th, 171st, 172nd, 173rd, 174th, 175th, 176th, 177th, 178th, 179th, 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th and 187th New York State Legislatures.

Connections

Father:

Floyd E. Anderson

Mother:

Edna (Mattice) Anderson

Spouse:

Ruth W. Bennett

Spouse:

Eleanor C. Sanford

child:

Thomas Anderson

child:

Richard Anderson

child:

Warren David Anderson

child:

Lawrence Anderson