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 of Mr. Byars and Mr. Thomas Nelson, where, as the classmate of I. Winston Jones and Joseph M. Shepherd, he completed his academic studies. He then passed two years in the office of Dr. Carter Berkley, and in 1809 entered the university of Pennsylvania, where he was graduated in medicine in 1811. He was prominent in his profession until his death, May 3, 1872. His wife, mother of Linnæus B., was Harriet, daughter of John McLaughlin, whose wife was nearly related to Commodore Maury and Gen. John Minor. Dr. L. B. Anderson was educated principally by his father and prepared for matriculation in the Richmond medical college, where he was graduated at the age of eighteen years. Entering the practice at once in association with his father, he continued that partnership for more than thirty years, practicing in the Virginia counties of Caroline, Hanover, Louisa and Spottsylvania. He then removed to Norfolk, where he has been active and prominent in his profession during fifteen years. He faithfully supported the Confederacy, but during the first two years of the war was kept out of the military service by continued illness. In 1863 he engaged in the scouting service for General Pettigrew, of the army of Northern Virginia, and afterward was authorized to organize a company of scouts, first called Home Guards, and later the North Anna Mounted Rifles, or the North Anna Scouts. With the rank of captain he led this troop in an adventurous and valuable service, being attached at different times to the commands of Gens. W. H. F. Lee, Kemper and Stuart, and others, but mainly under the immediate orders of Gen. Robert E. Lee. He was finally paroled at Richmond by Colonel Evans, of the United States army, about ten days after the surrender at Appomattox. During his professional career he has been devoted to the routine of practice, but has also taken an active part in the social life of the profession, and has contributed freely to the literature of medicine. He was a member of the first medical organization in Virginia in 1851, was first vice-president of the society of alumni of the Virginia medical college, for two years was president of the Norfolk medical society, and was a member of the Pan-American medical congress at Washington. Since the war he has been active in public affairs and has rendered efficient public service as magistrate of Hanover county. He was a director in the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac railroad company. Dr. Anderson was married February 4, 1846, to Edmonia T., daughter of John T. Anderson, of Hanover county. Their children living are Dr. Hermann B. Anderson, of Hanover county, Capt. Havelock Anderson, of Kansas City, now serving in United States army, Thomas J. Anderson, general passenger agent for the Seaboard Air Line railroad, William T. Anderson, postmaster of Norfolk, Sydney J. Anderson, water inspector of Norfolk, Mrs. I. T. Jackson, of Charlottesville, and Mrs. Dr. E. O. Peyton, of Augusta county, Va. William T. Anderson, of Norfolk, son of the foregoing, was born in Hanover county, July 6, 1865. He was educated in the school of Alfred Duke, continued his studies at Hatcher's academy in Orange county and at Richmond college, and then in the summer of 1885 removed to Norfolk, which has since been his home. In 1891 he became one of the incorporators and a director of the Nottingham & Wrenn company, which stands at the head of the