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William Robert Anderson (1921-2007) —
also known as William R. Anderson —
of Waverly, Humphreys
County, Tenn.; Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va.
Born in Bakerville, Humphreys
County, Tenn., June 17,
1921.
Son of David Hensley Anderson and Mary (McKelvey) Anderson.
Independent candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1962; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1965-73.
Protestant. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Commanded the U.S.S. Nautilus on the first
under-ice crossing of the North Pole, 1958.
Died in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., February
25, 2007 (age 85 years, 253
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Millard Fillmore Caldwell, Jr. (1897-1984) —
also known as Millard F. Caldwell, Jr. —
of Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
6, 1897.
Son of Millard Fillmore Caldwell and Martha Jane (Clapp) Caldwell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1933-41; Governor of
Florida, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1948,
1956;
justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1962-69.
Protestant. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Newcomen
Society; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Blue Key.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
23, 1984 (age 87 years, 260
days).
Interment at Harwood
Plantation Cemetery, Leon County, Fla.
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James W. Loop (b. 1900) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., March 12,
1900.
Son of James Willis Loop and Dora (Noe) Loop.
Democrat. Printer;
school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1947-56,
1965-66, 1969-72; defeated, 1972.
Protestant. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kappa
Delta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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