James Anderson (British politician)
Sir James Anderson (November 1800 – 8 May 1864)[1] was a British politician and manufacturer.
Born at Stirling, he was the son of the merchant John Anderson and his wife Christian Wright.[2] Aged fifteen, he moved to Glasgow to accompany his older brother David.[3] Working in a manufactury, he rose through the city's civic dignities.[3] Anderson was appointed Lord Provost of Glasgow in 1848 and was created a Knight Bachelor on Queen Victoria's visit in the following year.[2] He held this post until 1851 and entered the British House of Commons in the next year, sitting for Stirling Burghs until 1859.[1]
He married Janet, the only daughter and heiress of Robert Hood, Bailie of Glasgow and had by her three sons and an only daughter.[3] Anderson died, aged 63, at his mansion in Blairvadick in Dumbartonshire.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Stirling Burghs". Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- ^ a b Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 89.
- ^ a b c The United Presbyterian Magazine. Vol. vol. VIII. Edinburgh: William Oliphant and Co. 1864. p. 330.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Sylvanus, Urban (1864). The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. part I. London: John Henry and James Parker. p. 813.