Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
D101293-8
Date(s)
- 1956-09-04 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Mayor of Tacoma, prominent businessman, civic leader and sportsman John H. Anderson; photograph ordered by Anderson Construction. Anderson originally served as Mayor under the commission form of government from 1950-1954. He was elected as freshman City Councilman under the council-manager form of government in 1956 and was elected Mayor again by a vote of the Council. John Herbert Anderson was born in Auburn, N.Y., and came to Tacoma in 1908 at the age of three. He graduated from Stadium High School, where he played soccer and was a 3 year varsity tackle, in 1926. At 6 feet 2 inches and 245 pounds, he earned the nickname " Big John," and it fit his exuberant personality. He ran a thriving business as a general contractor in Tacoma and was an avid hunter, fisherman and golfer. He served on the Tacoma School Board from 1965 until his death in 1974, and had been president of the Board three times. In November of 1974, after a round of golf, he died of a heart attack at the age of 69. He was survived by his wife Caroline and children John Rodney and Karin. (TNT 11-16-1974, pg. B-16)
Mayors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Anderson, John H.;