Francis Anderson (MP)
Sir Francis Anderson Kt | |
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| MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |
| In office 1661–1679 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Francis Anderson |
| Succeeded by | William Blackett |
| MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |
| In office 1660–1660 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Ellison William Calverley |
| Succeeded by | Sir Francis Anderson Sir John Marlay Sir Robert Slingsby, Bt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Anderson December 21, 1614 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland |
| Died | July 19, 1679 (aged 64) Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Royalist |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Dent (d.1673) |
| Children | 10 |
| Relatives | Sir Henry Anderson (cousin) |
| Residence | Greyfriars House, Newcastle |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford Gray’s Inn |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sir Francis Anderson Kt (21 December 1614–19 July 1679) was an English landowner and politician who represented Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1679 and supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War.
Early life[]
Anderson was the only son of Roger Anderson (d.1622) of Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and his wife, Anne Jackson, the daughter of William Bower alias Jackson, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Oxen-le-Field, County Durham.[1]
Roger Anderson was Sheriff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1612–13)[2] and was one of the seven sons of Francis Anderson (d.1623). Francis the Elder had been Sheriff (1595–6) and Mayor (1601–2, 1612–13) of Newcastle-upon-Tyne[2] and was a distant cousin of the Royalist Sir Henry Anderson. Francis Anderson the Younger was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford and Gray’s Inn.[3]
Career[]
Anderson was Sheriff (1641–2) and Alderman of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1642–4 and 1662–79)[2] and was knighted in November 1641.[3] In the Civil War, he "was a devoted loyalist" and as a result was subsequently fined £1,200, stripped of his knighthood, imprisoned and had his property sequestered.[1]
In 1660, Anderson was elected Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne for the Cavalier Parliament (1661) and sat until his death.[3] He was a Justice of the Peace for County Durham (1660–79) and Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1662–3 and 1675–6).[2]
Anderson lived at Greyfriars House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in Jesmond, and Ryton, County Durham. He was buried at Ryton on 19 July 1679.[3]
Family[]
In 1636, Anderson married Jane Dent (d. 1673), daughter of John Dent of Barnard Castle, County Durham, and they had seven sons (John, Henry, George, Robert, Francis, Thomas and Roger) and three daughters.[1][4]
Arms[]
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Ancestry[]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c 'The present state of Newcastle: The suburbs of Newgate', Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Including the Borough of Gateshead (1827), pp. 191-194. Date accessed: 5 April 2011
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Newcastle City Council Mayors and Sheriffs 1600-1699
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d History of Parliament Online - Anderson, Sir Francis
- ^ Jump up to: a b R. Surtees, The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, (1820)
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- 1614 births
- 1679 deaths
- Anderson family of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Politicians from Newcastle upon Tyne
- English MPs 1660
- English MPs 1661–1679
- Mayors of Newcastle upon Tyne