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Henry Anderson (politician)

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Alderman

Henry Anderson

MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne

In office
1593–1593

Preceded by

Henry Anderson
Henry Mitford

Succeeded by

Henry Chapman
Henry Lindley

In office
1588–1588

Preceded by

Henry Anderson
Edward Lewen

Succeeded by

Henry Anderson
Henry Mitford

In office
1586–1587

Preceded by

Henry Anderson
William Jenison

Succeeded by

Henry Anderson
Henry Mitford

In office
1584–1585

Preceded by

William Jenison
William Selby

Succeeded by

Henry Anderson
Edward Lewen

Civic offices

Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In office 1594–1595
Preceded by	Lionel Maddison
Succeeded by	William Riddell
In office 1583–1584
Preceded by	William Riddell
Succeeded by	Henry Mitford
In office 1575–1576
Preceded by	John Watson
Succeeded by	Henry Brandling

Honorary titles

Sheriff of Northumberland
In office 1586–1587
Preceded by	Robert Clauding
Succeeded by	Sir William Fenwick
Sheriff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In office 1571–1572
Preceded by	George Briggs
Succeeded by	Robert Barker

Personal details

Born

1545
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland

Died

1605 (aged 59–60)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland

Nationality

British

Spouse(s)

(1) Isabella Morland (d.1582); (2) Fortune Collingwood

Children

Inter alia, Sir Henry Anderson

Parent

Bertram Anderson

Residence(s)

Haswell Grange, Haswell

Alma mater

St John's College, Cambridge
Gray's Inn

Occupation

Merchant

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.

Background

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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

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Anderson was Sheriff (1571–2), Alderman (1575) and MayorofNewcastle-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

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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 CollingwoodofEslington, Northumberland produced a further nine children, including the Royalist Sir Henry Anderson (1582–1659).^[1]^[2]

Arms

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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

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Ancestors of Henry Anderson (1545–1605)

16. Richard Anderson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

8. John Anderson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

4. Henry Anderson (1484–1559)ofNewcastle-upon-Tyne

18. Thomas Lockwood of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

9. Marian Lockwood

19. (Unknown) Stephenson

2. Bertram Anderson (1505–71)ofNewcastle-upon-Tyne

10. Robert Orde of Ord, Northumberland

5. Ann Orde

1. Henry Anderson (1545–1605)

6. Robert Carr of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

3. Alice Carr

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c History of Parliament Online – Anderson, Henry

^ ^a ^b ^c Archive.org – G.W. Marshall, The Visitation of Northumberland in 1615 (1878)

^ "Newcastle City Council Mayors and Sheriffs 1600–1699". Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Henry Anderson Henry Mitford	Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne 1593–1593	Succeeded by Henry Chapman Henry Lindley
Preceded by Henry Anderson Edward Lewen	Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne 1588–1588	Succeeded by Henry Anderson Henry Mitford
Preceded by Henry Anderson William Jenison	Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne 1586–1587	Succeeded by Henry Anderson Henry Mitford
Preceded by William Jenison William Selby	Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne 1584–1585	Succeeded by Henry Anderson Edward Lewen
Civic offices
Preceded by Lionel Maddison	Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1594–1595	Succeeded by William Riddell
Preceded by William Riddell	Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1583–1584	Succeeded by Henry Mitford
Preceded by John Watson	Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1575–1576	Succeeded by Henry Brandling
Honorary titles
Preceded by Robert Clauding	Sheriff of Northumberland 1586–1587	Succeeded by Sir William Fenwick
Preceded by George Briggs	Sheriff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1571–1572	Succeeded by Robert Barker

Ceremonial countyofNorthumberland

Unitary authorities

Northumberland

Major settlements
(cities in italics)

Alnwick
Amble
Ashington
Bedlington
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Blyth
Cramlington
Haltwhistle
Hexham
Morpeth
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Ponteland
Prudhoe
Rothbury
Wooler
See also: List of civil parishes in Northumberland

Topics

v t e Ceremonial countyofTyne and Wear
North East England Portal
Metropolitan districts	City of Newcastle upon Tyne City of Sunderland Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Birtley Blaydon Boldon Gateshead Gosforth Hebburn Hetton-le-Hole Houghton-le-Spring Jarrow Killingworth Longbenton Newcastle upon Tyne North Shields Ryton South Shields Sunderland Tynemouth Wallsend Washington Whickham Whitley Bay See also: List of civil parishes in Tyne and Wear
Topics	Museums Parliamentary constituencies People Places Population of major settlements SSSIs

v t e DistrictsofNorth East England
County Durham	County Durham Darlington Hartlepool Stockton-on-Tees
Northumberland	Northumberland
Tyne and Wear	Gateshead Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside South Tyneside Sunderland
Teesside, North Yorkshire	Middlesbrough Redcar and Cleveland Stockton-on-Tees

Biography

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