Henry Anderson (merchant)
Henry Anderson | |
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| MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |
| In office 1529–1529 | |
| Preceded by | unknown |
| Succeeded by | Sir Thomas Tempest unknown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Anderson c.1484 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland |
| Died | 1559 (aged 74–75) Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Orde |
| Children | 10, including: Bertram Anderson |
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Henry Anderson (1484 – 1559) was an English politician who was elected to represent Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the House of Commons in the Reformation Parliament in 1529.
Background[]
Henry Anderson was the son of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne merchant John Anderson and his wife Marian Lockwood, the daughter of Thomas Lockwood of Richmondshire, Yorkshire. Thomas Lockwood had previously been Sheriff (1471–2) and Mayor (1488–9) of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[1][2]
Career[]
Anderson was Sheriff (1520–1), Alderman (by 1524) then Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1532–3, 1539–40, 1542–3, 1546–7).[3] He was elected to represent the town in the Reformation Parliament in 1529 and may even have been elected in 1523, 1536, 1539 and 1542.[1]
During the Pilgrimage of Grace, he was among the Newcastle Mayor and Aldermen who were praised for resisting the rebellion. During his time as Mayor, Anderson was appointed as keeper of Newcastle's Dominican Friary in 1539. Anderson also provided ships and resources for the army and Royal Naval fleet during the war with Scotland in 1543. Four years later, in 1547, he became the first Governor of the newly founded Merchant Adventurers of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[1]
Anderson made his will in January 1559 and seems likely to have died shortly afterwards (and buried at St Nicholas's Church, Newcastle) since an inventory of his estate was made in March 1559.[1][4]
Family[]
Anderson married Anne Orde, the daughter of Robert Orde of Orde, Northumberland.[1] They had ten children, including four sons: Bertram (1505–71), Francis, Henry and Clement.[2]
He was the founder of a political dynasty – his son, Bertram (1505–1571), grandson Henry (1545–1605) and great-grandson Sir Henry (1582–1659) were all MPs, Mayors and Sheriffs of Newcastle-upon-Tyne during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Arms[]
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References[]
- ^ a b c d e 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
- ^ Archive.org – Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics, etc, of the Northern Counties of England, from the Eleventh Century Downwards, Part I, ed. James Raine, Surtees Society, 2 (1835), pp. 164-8.
- 1484 births
- 1559 births
- Anderson family of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- English MPs 1529–1536
- Mayors of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Politicians from Newcastle upon Tyne
- 1559 deaths