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Hey, on the name issue... ''History of Escambia County'' calls him William. See [http://brokert10.fcla.edu/DLData/WF/WF00000021/file13.pdf this]. <span style="font-variant:small-caps; vertical-align:5%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color:#cccccc;">— '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' • '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' </span> 00:02, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
:It bothers me that Clay uses the name William. Next week I will find out for sure. <span style="font-variant:small-caps; vertical-align:5%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color:#cccccc;">— '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' • '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' </span> 21:47, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
::That must be where I got it. Sounds like it was just an error on his part; Armstrong didn't get to the city till several years after Anderson's mayoral term, and he was probably better known by the initials "W. E." <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">— '''''[[User:Admin|admin]]''''' • '''''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]]''''' </span> 22:09, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
:::I wanted to also note that a [[Bliss magazine]] refers to him as "Wm E. Anderson" [http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/DLData/WF/WF00000022/file11.pdf]. <span style="font-variant:small-caps; vertical-align:5%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color:#cccccc;">— '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' • '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' </span> 17:43, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
==Same guy?==
:OK. The election was close and went to court and Anderson was named mayor by the court in March 1896. <span style="font-variant:small-caps; vertical-align:5%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color:#cccccc;">— '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' • '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' </span> 00:11, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
==Two different people==
The more I read, the more I am thinking that W. E. Anderson was two different people, a Warren and a William. When I get some time I will try to compile all of this stuff to make the case. <span style="font-variant:small-caps; vertical-align:5%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color:#cccccc;">— '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' • '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' </span> 18:18, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
:OK... the obit in the ''Evening News'' doesn't mention any mayoral service but the obit in the ''Journal'' says "...and vice-president of the board of commissioners of the city 1893-1895, and during that time acted in the capacity of ex officio mayor." So I guess that settles any doubts I had. <span style="font-variant:small-caps; vertical-align:5%; font-family: Georgia,serif; color:#cccccc;">— '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' • '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' </span> 12:43, 15 September 2009 (CDT)