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officio successor to the governor. This position he held from June 23, 1913, to June 25,
1915. In the session of 1905 he was the floor
leader in the House for the bill which enacted the first child labor law in Georgia, and
during his service in House and Senate he
was actively interested in supporting all measures for the extension of that law, for the
creation of all reformatories, and for the improvement of the educational institutions and
of the state's taxing system and financial
methods. Aside from his law practice Mr.
Anderson is interested in a number of important corporations and financial concerns.
He is president of the Savannah and Statesboro Railway Company, personally directing
the management of this company's affairs; and
president of the Georgia and Alabama Terminal Company, which owns and controls the
great export terminals used by the Seaboard
Air Line Railway Company at Savannah. He
is a director in the Chatham Bank and Trust
Company, the Savannah Electric Company, the
Savannah Union Station Company, and the
Chatham Savings and Loan Company. Mr.
Anderson also takes a prominent part in all
public and philanthropic movements having as
their objective the welfare and betterment of
the citizens of his native city and state. He
has held the position of Chairman of the Savannah Public Library Board since 1916; and,
since its organization in 1906, has served as
Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the
First District Agricultural and Mechanical
School, located at Statesboro, Georgia. In
1909-1910, he served as Chairman of the State
Commission to erect the monument in Savannah to General James Edward Oglethorpe, the
founder of the Colony of Georgia, the work
being executed by the sculptor, Daniel Chester
French, and the architect, Henry Bacon. True
to the traditions of his race, Mr. Anderson
takes a keen interest in military affairs and
for a number of years was an active member
of the Georgia Hussars; and later was given
a commission from the state in the Savannah
Volunteer Guards, both of these being among
the oldest and best known military organizations in the South. During the recent
European war, Mr. Anderson volunteered his
services and served from 1 March, 1918, to
1 December, 1919, as Chairman of the Savannah Chapter, American Red Cross, devoting
the most of his time to the work of this organization. He is an active member of the
Episcopal Church and holds the post of Senior
Warden of Christ Church, Savannah, the oldest church in Georgia. He also holds other
important positions under the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Anderson is a member of the Oglethorpe Club
of Savannah, the Capital City Club of Atlanta, the Savannah Golf Club, the Marietta
Golf Club, the Georgia Historical Society and
the Georgia Bar Association. He is a Royal
Arch Mason, a member of the Elks and of the
Knights of Pythias.; of the Society of Colonial
Wars; of the Descendants of Signers of the
Declaration of Independence; and of the Sons
of the America Revolution. He married, 27
November, 1895, Anne Page Wilder, of Savannah, daughter of Joseph J. Wilder, a promi

nent cotton exporter and ship broker of that
city. They have had three sons: Page Randolph Anderson; Jefferson Randolph Anderson, who died in 1903; and Joseph Randolph
Anderson.
BAZELEY, William Alliston Ley. Commissioner of Conservation and State Forester,
b, in Builth, Wales, son of Augustus Ley
Bazeley, who was a solicitor by profession,
and Georgina Frances (Hall) Bazeley. The
family was of stalwart old Welsh stock, whose
members bore an active and conspicuous part
in the affairs of their individual communities.
In September, 1883, William A. L. Bazeley
sought the broader and more favorable opportunities of the United States, and on 27
November, 1893, became a naturalized citizen.
He was educated at St. Paul's School at Concord, New Hampshire, and at the Holderness
School. Through his application and untiring
effort in the important field of industry, he has
obtained a large measure of success, not only
as applied to its material side, but in the confidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens. His
connection with the Boston and Montana Mining Company, and his individual work as a
real estate broker, brought forth his natural
qualities of leadership, which have been widely
and distinctly recognized in political circles.
In 1909 he was elected to the Massachusetts
House of Representatives and was re-elected
1912. To the performance of his duty, he
brought all his energy and versatility, and
won recognition among his associates as an
aggressive, and tireless leader. From 1913 to
1916 he was a member of the Massachusetts
Senate, in which capacity his work in behalf
of his constituents proved effectively his independence and courage. Mr. Bazeley was appointed Prison Commissioner in 1913. He was
destined, however, to serve in other offices of
equal importance, and in 1919 was made Commissioner of Conservation and State Forester,
which office he still (1923) holds. In addition
to a record of public service, he has a record
of military performance as first lieutenant, in
the Sanitary Corps, United States Army. Mr.
Bazeley is a member of the 'LJnion Club and
the St. Botolph Club of Boston, the Society of
American Foresters, and is president of the
Association of State Foresters. He married,
14 September, 1899, Margaret Conant Chapin,
daughter of Henry Chapin, lawyer of Worcester, Massachusetts. They have two children, Louisa Thayer, and Margaret Ley
Bazeley.
OTIS, Edward Osgood, physician, b. in
Rye, New Hampshire, 29 October, 1848, son of
the Rev. Israel Taintor and Olive Morgan
(Osgood) Otis. His father, a graduate of
Williams College and the Andover Theological
Seminary, held parishes at Rye, New Hampshire, and at Lebanon, Connecticut. The
earliest ancestor of the family was John Otis,
who came from Barnstable, Devonshire, England, and settled in Hingham, Massachusetts,
18 September, 1635. Edward O. Otis received
his early education in a country school of his
native community and at the Phillips Exeter
Academy. He was graduated at Harvard
College in 1871 and Harvard Medical School
in 1877. Throughout his college years Dr.

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