David Verner Anderson (September 4, 1899 – September 3, 1979) was a Vermont politician who served as Auditor of Accounts.
Biography Anderson was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on September 4, 1899, and his family relocated to Montpelier, Vermont, in 1901. He served in the military during World War I as a member of the Student Army Training Corps and Reserve Officers Corps, and later became a member of the American Legion.Biography, David V. Anderson, Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal, published by the fraternity, Volume 39, Number 2, November, 1941, pages 60-61John T. Cushing, Harold Pearl Sheldon, Vermont in the World War: 1917-1919, 1928, page 596Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1929, page 567
He graduated from Norwich University in 1922 and was a member the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He served as a Trustee of Norwich University from 1961 to 1965.David Verner Anderson Biography , Norwich University Archives page, David Verner Anderson Papers entry, accessed November 7, 2011Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual, published by Vermont Secretary of State, 1963, page 713Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal, published by the fraternity, Volume 16, Number 4, May 1, 1919, page 343
In 1927 Anderson was appointed as Vermont's Deputy State Auditor, serving until 1941.Vermont Legislative Directory, published by Vermont Secretary of State, 1947, page 594
On August 24, 1929, Anderson married Iola Florence Bagley in Montpelier. Mrs. Anderson was born on March 14, 1905, and died on September 19, 1970.Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, record for Iola B. Anderson
Anderson was the successful Republican nominee for Auditor in 1940. He won reelection every two years until 1962 and served from 1941 until the expiration of his final term in 1965., published by Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, accessed November 7, 2011
In 1964 Anderson lost his bid for reelection, losing to Jay H. Gordon, the first time the Republicans had lost the office since the mid-1850s.Newspaper editorial, The Triple A Team Ousted, Bennington Banner, November 6, 1964Newspaper article, Former Vt. State Auditor, Wife Die in House Fire, by Associated Press, published in Lewiston (Maine), Sun-Journal, December 6, 2007
In 1966 Anderson was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Auditor, losing to Gordon.Newspaper article, Recount Confirms Election of Both Cooley and Gordon, by United Press International, published in Bennington Banner, December, 1966
Anderson died in Montpelier on September 3, 1979, and his remains were cremated.Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, record for David V. AndersonSocial Security Death Index, David V. Anderson entry
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