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Warren Mattice Anderson | |
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.jpg) The Binghamton Press, 8 September 1954 | |
| ActingLieutenant Governor of New York | |
| In office December 18, 1973 – December 31, 1974 | |
| Governor | Malcolm Wilson |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Mary Anne Krupsak |
| In office February 1, 1985 – December 31, 1986 | |
| Governor | Mario Cuomo |
| Preceded by | Alfred DelBello |
| Succeeded by | Stan Lundine |
| Temporary President and Majority Leader of the New York State Senate | |
| In office January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Earl Brydges |
| Succeeded by | Ralph J. Marino |
| Member of theNew York State Senate from the 51st district | |
| In office January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | William T. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Libous |
| Member of theNew York State Senate from the 47th district | |
| In office January 1, 1967 – December 31, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Nathan Proller |
| Succeeded by | James H. Donovan |
| Member of theNew York State Senate from the 55th district | |
| In office January 1, 1966 – December 31, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | John H. Doerr |
| Succeeded by | Frank J. Glinski |
| Member of theNew York State Senate from the 47th district | |
| In office January 1, 1955 – December 31, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | George R. Metcalf |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Proller |
| Member of theNew York State Senate from the 45th district | |
| In office January 1, 1953 – December 31, 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Orlo M. Brees |
| Succeeded by | John H. Hughes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1915-10-16)October 16, 1915 Bainbridge, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 1, 2007(2007-06-01) (aged 91) Johnson City, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
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| Alma mater | Colgate University Albany Law School |
Warren Mattice Anderson (October 16, 1915 – June 1, 2007) was an American lawyer and politician fromNew York. He was Temporary President and Majority Leader of theNew York State Senate from 1973 to 1988.
He was born on October 16, 1915, inBainbridge,Chenango County, New York, the son ofFloyd E. Anderson (1891–1976), later a State Senator and Supreme Court Justice, and Edna Madeline (Mattice) Anderson (born 1889).
Anderson graduated fromColgate University in 1937, and fromAlbany Law School where he was an associate editor of theAlbany Law Review. He served in theUnited States Army duringWorld War II, attaining the rank ofSecond Lieutenant in theJudge Advocate General's Corps.
Following the war he served as Assistant County Attorney for Broome County, and then joined the Binghamton law firm of Hinman, Howard & Kattell.
ARepublican, Anderson was a member of theNew York State Senate from 1953 to 1989, sitting in the169th,170th,171st,172nd,173rd,174th,175th,176th,177th,178th,179th,180th,181st,182nd,183rd,184th,185th,186th and187th New York State Legislatures. He was Chairman of the Committee on Finance from 1966 to 1972. In this capacity he was the unofficial deputy to Temporary PresidentEarl Brydges. After Brydges retired, Anderson succeeded him as Temporary President and Majority Leader. Anderson worked with GovernorHugh Carey and Assembly SpeakerStanley Steingut to put together a package to rescueNew York City frombankruptcy in 1975.[1]
Anderson served in the Senate's top post until 1989, when he re-joined the law firm ofHinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP[2] inBinghamton, New York. In May 2006, Anderson announced his endorsement of former Assembly Minority LeaderJohn Faso for the Republican nomination for governor.
In his role as Temporary President of the Senate, Anderson twice performed the duties of theLieutenant Governor of New York. The first was from December 18, 1973, to December 31, 1974, after the resignation of Gov.Nelson Rockefeller elevated Lt. Gov.Malcolm Wilson to the governorship. The second was from February 1, 1985, to December 31, 1986, after Lt. Gov.Alfred DelBello resigned.
In 1978, Anderson was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of New York, but lost the nomination toPerry Duryea.
He died on June 1, 2007.[2][3]
Interstate 88, which runs from theSouthern Tier to the Capital District, was named in his honor.[4]
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| Preceded by | New York State Senate 45th District 1953–1954 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | New York State Senate 47th District 1955–1964 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | New York State Senate 55th District 1966 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | New York State Senate 47th District 1967–1982 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | New York State Senate 51st District 1983–1988 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Majority Leader of the New York State Senate 1973–1988 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of New York Acting 1973–1974 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of New York Acting 1985–1986 | Succeeded by |
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