Anderson hailed from the publishing family highlighted at #55. He became the owner and the publisher of The Macon Telegraph. He was also the publisher for The Macon News. During WWII he served as a public information officer for the U.S. Navy, serving the Sixth Naval District and the Commander of the Seventh Fleet. In 1974, Anderson was on the board of directors at Knight Newspapers when it merged with Ridder Publications to become Knight-Ridder Newspaper, Inc. He is widely known for his generous philanthropic acts. The Peyton Anderson Foundation of Macon is endowed by his estate. Mr. Anderson instructed the trustees to give to “good doers,” not “do gooders.”
(1907-1988) (Azalea, lot 7, row D24)
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