Larz Anderson
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| Born | August 15, 1866 Paris, France |
| Died | April 13, 1937 (aged 70) White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia |
| Alma mater | Harvard College (B.A., 1888) |
| Occupation | American businessman and diplomat |
| Spouse(s) | Isabel Weld Perkins |
Larz Anderson III (August 15, 1866 in Paris, France – April 13, 1937 in White Sulphur Spring, West Virginia) was a wealthy American businessman. As a diplomat, he briefly served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1912–1913).
Larz Anderson was the son of Brevet Major General Nicholas Longworth Anderson and Elizabeth Coles Kilgour Anderson. He was born on August 15, 1866, in Paris while his wealthy Cincinnati, Ohio, parents, who had married on March 28, 1865, were on their 18-month honeymoon. He was the great grandson of Lieutenant Richard Clough Anderson who served in the American Revolution. He was also the grandnephew of Brigadier General Robert Anderson who defended Fort Sumter at the beginning of the American Civil War.
Larz Anderson attended Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, before attending Harvard College. At Harvard, he was a member of the Hasty Pudding Club, the A.D. Club, the Institute of 1770, Alpha Delta Phi, and Delta Kappa Epsilon. After graduating in 1888, Anderson set out on a year-and-a-half grand tour that included his first visit to Japan. When he returned to the U.S., Anderson briefly attended Harvard Law School before being called into diplomatic service in 1891.
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