Monroe Dunaway Anderson
This plaque is located at M.D. Anderson Plaza in downtown Jackson, Tennessee. It reads: "MONROE DUNAWAY ANDERSON 1873-1939. Monroe Dunaway Anderson is known as the 'father' of the Texas Medical Center and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He was born 29 June 1873 on McNairy Hill at the present site of 111 East Orleans Street. Educated in Jackson City Schools and at Union University, he was a banker, philanthropist, and founding partner of Anderson, Clayton & Co., the world's largest merchandiser of cotton during the mid-20th century. His $19 million estate was, as of 1939, the largest charitable fund created in the state of Texas. Anderson's generosity not only helped establish the world's largest medical center but also libraries, auditoriums, college buildings, and, on the campus of Lambuth University, a planetarium. He is buried with his family in Jackson's Riverside Cemetery."
Submitted by Sylvia M. Rowe