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]
Honorary titles | ||
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Preceded by Alexander Hastie |
Lord Provost of Glasgow 1848–1851 |
Succeeded by Robert Stewart |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by John Benjamin Smith |
Member of Parliament for Stirling Burghs 1852 – 1859 |
Succeeded by James Caird |