John Wayne Anderson

John Wayne Anderson (1805 – August 22, 1866) was an American businessman who was eminent in Savannah, Georgia. He also became a captain in Confederate States Army.

Early life Anderson was born in 1805 in Georgia, the fifth child of prominent merchant George Anderson and Elizabeth Clifford Wayne, His siblings included George Wayne Anderson, who became a major in the United States Army during the War of 1812, and Edward Clifford Anderson, a naval officer in the United States Navy and mayor of Savannah, Georgia.

Anderson graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1825.

Personal life

In 1834, Anderson married Sarah Ann Houston, granddaughter of Sir Patrick Houstoun, of colonial-era Georgia. They had six children: Robert, Eliza, George, John Jr., Clarence and Clifford. Robert later served as brigadier general in the Confederate States Army.

Career Anderson was a director of the Central of Georgia Railroad.

Death Anderson died in 1866, aged 60 or 61, in Macon, Georgia, a year after the city was taken by Union forces during Wilson's Raid. He was interred in Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah.