Robert Darrow Anderson was born on December 20, 1930, in
Okolona, Mississippi. He was the son of Charles W. Anderson. Anderson served in the
United States Air Force during the
Korean War, and later became involved in the V.F.W. and American Legion. He was a
livestock farmer (
cattleman) who lived in
Buena Vista, Mississippi. Related to his farm work, Anderson was a onetime president of the Mississippi Cattlemen's Association. He was also a member of the board of Mississippi's
Gelbvieh Association, and on the Board of
American Brahman Breeders Association in Houston, Texas. Until 1973, Anderson was a member of the Board of Directors of the First Citizen's National Bank in
Tupelo, Mississippi. He was also a member of Mississippi's Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Commission. Anderson died of cancer at his home in
Okolona, Mississippi, on January 27, 1998. == Political career ==