Henry Anderson (politician)

Henry Anderson (1545 – 1605) was an English landowner and politician who was elected to represent Newcastle-upon-Tyne once as Sheriff, three times as Mayor, and four times as MP in the House of Commons between 1584 and 1593 and was also Sheriff of Northumberland.

Alderman
Henry Anderson
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MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In office
1593–1593
Preceded byHenry Anderson
Henry Mitford
Succeeded byHenry Chapman
Henry Lindley
In office
1588–1588
Preceded byHenry Anderson
Edward Lewen
Succeeded byHenry Anderson
Henry Mitford
In office
1586–1587
Preceded byHenry Anderson
William Jenison
Succeeded byHenry Anderson
Henry Mitford
In office
1584–1585
Preceded byWilliam Jenison
William Selby
Succeeded byHenry Anderson
Edward Lewen
Civic offices
Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In office
1594–1595
Preceded byLionel Maddison
Succeeded byWilliam Riddell
In office
1583–1584
Preceded byWilliam Riddell
Succeeded byHenry Mitford
In office
1575–1576
Preceded byJohn Watson
Succeeded byHenry Brandling
Honorary titles
Sheriff of Northumberland
In office
1586–1587
Preceded byRobert Clauding
Succeeded bySir William Fenwick
Sheriff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In office
1571–1572
Preceded byGeorge Briggs
Succeeded byRobert Barker
Personal details
Born1545 (1545)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
Died1605(1605-00-00) (aged 59–60)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)(1) Isabella Morland (d.1582); (2) Fortune Collingwood
ChildrenInter alia, Sir Henry Anderson
ParentBertram Anderson
Residence(s)Haswell Grange, Haswell
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
Gray's Inn
Occupation
  • Merchant
  • Politician

Background

Anderson was the eldest son of Bertram Anderson (d.1571) and his wife, Alice Carr, the daughter of Robert Carr of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge and Gray's Inn.[1][2]

St John's College, Cambridge

Career

Anderson was Sheriff (1571–2), Alderman (1575) and Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1575–6, 1583–4, 1594–5).[3] Justice of the Peace for Northumberland (from 1577), he was later High Sheriff of Northumberland (1586–7) and Justice of the Peace for County Durham (from 1584). Elected to parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he attended the Parliaments of 1584, 1586, 1588, and 1593. He resided at Haswell, County Durham. He died at the beginning of August 1605 and was buried at Pittington, County Durham.[1]

Family

Anderson married Isabella Morland (d.1582), the daughter of Christopher Morland of Pittington, County Durham. They had four daughters. Anderson's second marriage to Fortune Collingwood, the daughter of Sir Cuthbert Collingwood of Eslington, Northumberland produced a further nine children, including the Royalist Sir Henry Anderson (1582–1659).[1][2]

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.
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