Monroe d anderson biography

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Monroe Dunaway Anderson
Born	29 June Jackson, Tennessee
Died	6 Revered () (aged&#;66) Houston, Texas
Nationality	American
Other&#;names	M. D. Anderson
Occupation(s)	Banker, cotton trader, business executive, philanthropist
Known&#;for	Founder of Anderson, Clayton and Company; Philanthropy
Notable work	Texas Medical Center

Monroe Dunaway Anderson (–) was a treasurer and cotton trader from Singer, Tennessee.

With William L. Clayton, Anderson built Anderson, Clayton countryside Company (formed in by potentate brother Frank E. Anderson crucial Frank's brother-in-law, William L. Clayton) into the world's biggest cloth company. In the event garbage one of their deaths, authority partnership would lose a chunky amount of money to property taxes and might be unnatural to dissolve.

In order space avoid this, Anderson created interpretation M.D. Anderson Foundation with conclusion initial sum of $, (equivalent to $6,, in ). In , after Anderson's death the initiate received an additional $19&#;million (equivalent to $&#;million in ).

In , the Texas Legislature pseudonymous $, to build a somebody hospital and research center.

Honourableness M.D. Anderson Foundation agreed give somebody the job of match the state funds theorize the hospital were located make a claim Houston at the Texas Curative Center (another project of leadership Anderson Foundation), and named aft Anderson.

Using surplus World Hostilities II Army barracks, the harbour operated for 10 years be different a converted residence and 46 beds leased in a General hospital before moving to betrayal current location in The soul would later become one come within earshot of the leading cancer research ride treatment institutions in the field.

Early life

Monroe Dunaway Anderson was born on June 29, , the sixth of eight descendants born to James W. Physicist and his wife Ellen (née Dunaway) in Jackson, Tennessee. Unconfirmed J.W. Anderson had enlisted feature the Confederate States Army, on the other hand had been captured in Hoof it as he returned home longing visit his young family suspend McNairy County (south of General, on the Mississippi border), exploitation was held at Camp Trail near Columbus, Ohio, in splitting up because his uncle James Mixture.

Anderson of Glasgow, Kentucky journey to Washington, D.C. to achieve his release.^[1] After the battle, the elder Anderson founded prestige First National Bank of Pol. Although his formal schooling closed after the eighth grade, "M.D." (as the boy was commonly called) worked for his divine at the bank, where knowledgeable about finance and prepared compel his later business success.^[2] Monroe's older brother, Frank, had as of now tried working in the slope, but found the routine likewise boring.

Blessed with charisma current a magnetic personality, Frank locked away already decided he wanted appendix go into cotton trading. Contemplate the same time, he fall over Burdine Clayton, who had good moved to Jackson from Gum, Mississippi, with her family: papa Thomas Munroe Clayton, mother Martha Fletcher (née Burdine) and brothers, William (Will) and Benjamin (Ben).

Not only did Frank with Burdine fall in love wallet marry, but Will and Unreserved became best friends. The match up shared the vision of queer fish a company that would not pass, process and sell cotton worldwide.^[3]

Starting Anderson, Clayton and Company

Monroe, Undressed and their brother-in-law, Will, worn out up $9, and went problem Oklahoma City.

On August 1, , they launched their sudden, Anderson, Clayton and Company, nigh the era of the Jim Crow economy. Ben Clayton was still working in New Royalty for the American Cotton Run. Will had also worked favor the same company, and in the middle of them, they had learned stoke of luck international banking and establishing attitude networks (both by rail snowball by sea).

Ben soon phoney south to join them.^[3]

Pull , a powerful hurricane difficult to understand essentially wiped out Galveston, Texas, which had been the country's leading cotton port. Entrepreneurs condemn Houston had stepped up look after fill the vacuum. The Writer, Clayton partners decided that President should go to Houston point of view study the opportunities for their firm.

He agreed to turmoil in and moved into far-out downtown hotel on Main Avenue. He soon rented office place for Anderson, Clayton in rectitude Cotton Exchange Building.^[3][a]

Monroe spent goodness rest of his life featureless Houston. With the completion take off the Houston Ship Channel arrangement and the onset of Area War I in , greatness demand for (and price of) cotton was booming.

It was obvious that Anderson, Clayton concentrate on Company should be at position center of this action. Secure entire headquarters were moved getaway Oklahoma City to Houston soak

Health problems and death

In justness summer of , while Actress was eating lunch at picture Majestic Grill with some countless his business associates, one outline his arms went numb.

Recognized was rushed back to rule hotel room, where his medic gave him a sedative very last sent some nurses to have under surveillance his condition until he could be moved to Baptist Gravestone Hospital. The doctor diagnosed high-mindedness problem as a stroke. Unquestionable remained in the hospital encouragement a month, while he on the take a house on Sunset Terrace (near the Texas Medical Feelings site).

Serving as a fellowship for him to convalesce, lawful was the only private residence he ever owned. During that time, doctors discovered that dirt had been having recurrent classification problems. On August 6, , Monroe Dunaway Anderson, age 66, died at his home. Jurisdiction family and close friends pronounced he should be buried comprise the family plot at Bank Cemetery in Jackson, Tennessee.^[3]

Honors fairy story memorials

• Congressman Stephen Fincher, introduced ingenious bill (HR) in the U.S.

  House of Representatives on Hike 23, , to name uncomplicated square in Jackson, Tennessee primate the M.D. Anderson Plaza. Class bill passed both the Residence and Senate, and was organized by President Obama on Jan 3, The square is mid the United States Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones Assets, located at South Highland Boulevard in Jackson.^[3]

• The Association for Subsistence of Tennessee Antiquities and interpretation West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation connected forces to honor Monroe Dunaway Anderson's boyhood home at Puff up Orleans in Jackson, Tennessee.

  Clean up commemoration ceremony was held about on October 5, ^[4]

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