Frederick Anderson (businessman)
| Frederick Anderson | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council | |
| In office 1898–1899 | |
| Preceded by | James Fearon |
| Succeeded by | E. A. Hewett |
| In office 1904–1906 | |
| Preceded by | William George Bayne |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Holliday |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1855 Scotland |
| Died | January 5, 1940 (aged 84) |
| Profession | Businessman |
Frederick Anderson was the Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council for a total of 3 years. He was also chairman of the China Association for a number of years.
Biography
Anderson was born November 17, 1855 in Scotland, to James Anderson.[1]
Anderson moved to Shanghai in the early 1880s to join Messrs Holliday, Wise & Co.. At the beginning of 1890 he joined Messrs Ilbert & Co and by 1909 had become the principal partner of the firm.[2]
He served on the Shanghai Municipal Council for eight years from 1892 to 1897. He was chairman in 1899 and from 1904 to 1906. He was the local chairman of the China Association in 1898-99 and 1908-9.[3]
He left Shanghai in 1909 and returned to London.[4]
In 1919, was serving as the chairman of the China Association in London[5] and in 1922 he was re-elected President of the association.[6]
He died on 5 January 1940.[7]
Marriage
Anderson married Sophia Louisa Le Hunte Ward, daughter of Admiral T. Le Hunte Ward C.B. on June 4, 1896. They had two children Frederick Le Hunte Anderson, and Helen Sophia Anderson.[8]
References
- ↑ Who's Who in the Far East 1906; British Peerage
- ↑ North China Herald, May 15 1909, p402
- ↑ North China Herald, May 15 1909, p402
- ↑ North China Herald, May 15 1909, p378 and 402
- ↑ Canton Times, Feb 4, 1919, p6
- ↑ North China Herald, 16 Sept 1922, p801
- ↑ Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition vol 1 p181 by Charles Mosley (1999) There is what is reported to be a gravestone of Anderson at the Soong Ching-ling Memorial Park in Shanghai. Find a Grave Memorial. This is most likely not Anderson's grave. He does not appear to have died in Shanghai.
- ↑ Who's Who in the Far East 1906; British Peerage