David Anderson (Australian politician)

David Anderson
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Ryde
In office
20 March 1920  7 September 1927
Serving with Bavin, Greig, Henley, Loxton/Sanders
Preceded by William Thompson
Succeeded by Henry McDicken
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Eastwood
In office
8 October 1927  18 September 1930
Preceded by New creation
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Personal details
Born David More Anderson
(1865-02-02)2 February 1865
Glasgow, Scotland
Died 11 February 1936(1936-02-11) (aged 71)
Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Resting place Field of Mars Cemetery
Political party Nationalist Party of Australia
Children Ken Anderson
Religion Presbyterian

David More Anderson (2 February 1865 – 11 February 1936) was an Australian politician.

He was born at Glasgow, Scotland, to master painter Archibald Anderson and Elizabeth Buchanan, née More. He arrived in Australia in 1884, finding work as a grocer, agent and auctioneer in the Leichhardt area of Sydney. Around 1891 he married Emily Amelia Ely Linderman, with whom he had two children; he would later marry Florence May McWhirter and have a further six children. In 1896 he moved to Gladesville and in 1905 to Ryde, serving as an alderman on Ryde Municipal Council from 1896 to 1919 (mayor 1904, 1908, 1913). He continued to work in the real estate and auctioneering business, and also established a brickworks in 1910. In 1920 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a Nationalist member for Ryde. With the reintroduction of single-member districts in 1927 he was elected as the member for Eastwood, but he was defeated in 1930. Anderson died at Ryde in 1936.[1]

References

  1. "Mr David More Anderson (1865–1936)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by
William Thompson
Member for Ryde
19201927
Served alongside: Bavin, Greig, Henley, Loxton/Sanders
Succeeded by
Henry McDicken
Preceded by
New seat
Member for Eastwood
19271930
Succeeded by
Seat abolished
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