Floyd E. Anderson
Floyd Eugene Anderson was an American lawyer and politician from New York.Life
He was born on January 24, 1891, in Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York, the son of Jesse L. Anderson and Abbie Anderson. He graduated from Bainbridge High School; from Amherst College; and LL.B. from Syracuse University College of Law in 1914. He was admitted to the bar the same year, practiced law in Binghamton, and was an Assistant District Attorney of Broome County from 1919 to 1921. On November 26, 1914, he married Edna Madeline Mattice, and their son was State Senator Warren M. Anderson.
Floyd Anderson was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1941 and 1942. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1943 to 1952, sitting in the 164th, 165th, 166th, 167th and 168th New York State Legislatures. He was appointed to the New York Supreme Court, to fill a vacancy, on January 3; and resigned his seat on January 5, 1952. In November 1952, he was elected to succeed himself.
He died on February 17, 1976, at a nursing home in Binghamton, New York.
The Floyd E. Anderson Center for the Performing Arts at Binghamton University was named in his honor.
