Henry Anderson (merchant)

Henry Anderson (1484 – 1559) was an English politician who represented Newcastle-upon-Tyne and served once as Sheriff, as Mayor four times, was elected to the House of Commons in the Reformation Parliament in 1529, and was the first Governor of the Merchant Adventurers of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Alderman
Henry Anderson
MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In office
1529–1529
Serving with Sir Thomas Tempest
Preceded byunknown
Succeeded bySir Thomas Tempest
unknown
Civic offices
Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In office
1546–1547
Preceded byGeorge Davell
Succeeded bySir Robert Brandling
In office
1542–1543
Preceded byJohn Hilton
Succeeded byRobert Brandling
In office
1539–1540
Preceded byAndrew Bewick
Succeeded byJames Lawson
In office
1532–1533
Preceded byRobert Brandling
Succeeded byThomas Horsley
Honorary titles
Sheriff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In office
1520–1521
Preceded byGilbert Middleton
Succeeded byGeorge Davell
Personal details
Born
Henry Anderson

c.1484 (1484-10-27UTC01:16:17)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
Died1559(1559-00-00) (aged 74–75)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
NationalityEnglish
SpouseAnn Orde
Children10, including:
Bertram Anderson
Occupation
  • Merchant
  • Politician

Background

Henry Anderson was the son of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne merchant John Anderson and his wife Marian Lockwood, the daughter of Thomas Lockwood of Richmondshire, Yorkshire. Thomas Lockwood had previously been Sheriff (1471–72) and Mayor (1488–89) of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[1][2]

Career
Blackfriars, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Anderson was Sheriff (1520–21), Alderman (by 1524) then Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1532–33, 1539–40, 1542–43, 1546–47).[3] He was elected to represent the town in the Reformation Parliament in 1529 and may even have been elected in 1523, 1536, 1539 and 1542.[1]

During the Pilgrimage of Grace, he was among the Newcastle Mayor and Aldermen who were praised for resisting the rebellion. During his time as Mayor, Anderson was appointed as keeper of Newcastle's Dominican Friary in 1539. Anderson also provided ships and resources for the army and Royal Naval fleet during the war with Scotland in 1543. Four years later, in 1547, he became the first Governor of the newly founded Merchant Adventurers of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[1]

Anderson made his will in January 1559 and seems likely to have died shortly afterwards (and buried at St Nicholas's Church, Newcastle) since an inventory of his estate was made in March 1559.[1][4]

Family
St Nicholas's Church, Newcastle

Anderson married Anne Orde, the daughter of Robert Orde of Orde, Northumberland.[1] They had ten children, including four sons: Bertram (1505–71), Francis, Henry and Clement.[2]

He was the founder of a political dynasty – his son, Bertram (1505–1571), grandson Henry (1545–1605) and great-grandson Sir Henry (1582–1659) were all MPs, Mayors and Sheriffs of Newcastle-upon-Tyne during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Arms
Coat of arms of Henry Anderson
Notes
The arms of the Andersons of Newcastle-upon-Tyne[2]
Escutcheon
Or, on a chevron Gules between three birds’ heads erased Sable, as many acorns slipped Argent, on a canton Sable three martlets Argent.

Ancestry

References
  1. History of Parliament Online – Anderson, Henry
  2. Archive.org – G.W. Marshall, The Visitation of Northumberland in 1615 (1878)
  3. "Newcastle City Council Mayors and Sheriffs 1600–1699". Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. Archive.org – Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics, etc, of the Northern Counties of England, from the Eleventh Century Downwards, Part I, ed. James Raine, Surtees Society, 2 (1835), pp. 164-8.
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