Henry Anderson (politician)

Henry Anderson
Henry Anderson
MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	In office; 1593–1593
Preceded by	Henry Anderson; Henry Mitford
Succeeded by	Henry Chapman; Henry Lindley
MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	In office; 1588–1588
Preceded by	Henry Anderson; Edward Lewen
Succeeded by	Henry Anderson; Henry Mitford
MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	In office; 1586–1587
Preceded by	Henry Anderson; William Jenison
Succeeded by	Henry Anderson; Henry Mitford
MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	In office; 1584–1585
Preceded by	William Jenison; William Selby
Succeeded by	Henry Anderson; Edward Lewen
Personal details
Born	1545; Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
Died	1605 (aged 59–60); Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	(1) Isabella Morland (d.1582); (2) Fortune Collingwood
Children	Inter alia, Sir Henry Anderson
Parent(s)	Bertram Anderson
Residence	Haswell Grange, Haswell
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge; Gray's Inn
Occupation	Merchant; Politician;

Henry Anderson (1545 – 1605) was an English landowner and politician who was elected to represent Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the House of Commons between 1584 and 1593.

Background[]

Anderson was the eldest son of Bertram Anderson (d.1571) and his wife, Alice Carr, the daughter of Robert Carr of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge and Gray's Inn.^[1]^[2]

St John's College, Cambridge

Career[]

Anderson was Sheriff (1571–2), Alderman (1575) and Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1575–6, 1583–4, 1594–5).^[3] Justice of the Peace for Northumberland (from 1577), he was later High Sheriff of Northumberland (1586–7) and Justice of the Peace for County Durham (from 1584). Elected to parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he attended the Parliaments of 1584, 1586, 1588, and 1593. He resided at Haswell, County Durham. He died at the beginning of August 1605 and was buried at Pittington, County Durham.^[1]

Family[]

Anderson married Isabella Morland (d.1582), the daughter of Christopher Morland of Pittington, County Durham. They had four daughters. Anderson's second marriage to Fortune Collingwood, the daughter of Sir Cuthbert Collingwood of Eslington, Northumberland produced a further nine children, including the Royalist Sir Henry Anderson (1582–1659).^[1]^[2]

Arms[]

Coat of arms of Henry Anderson
Notes The arms of the Andersons of Newcastle-upon-Tyne^[2] Escutcheon Or, on a chevron Gules between three birds' heads erased Sable, as many acorns slipped Argent, on a canton Sable three martlets Argent.

Ancestry[]

Ancestors of Henry Anderson (1545–1605)

16. Richard Anderson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

8. John Anderson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

4. Henry Anderson (1484–1559) of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

18. Thomas Lockwood of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

9. Marian Lockwood

19. (Unknown) Stephenson

2. Bertram Anderson (1505–71) of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

10. Robert Orde of Ord, Northumberland

5. Ann Orde

1. Henry Anderson (1545–1605)

6. Robert Carr of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

3. Alice Carr

References[]

Civic offices
Preceded by Lionel Maddison	Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1594–5	Succeeded by William Riddell
Preceded by William Riddell	Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1583–4	Succeeded by Henry Mitford
Preceded by John Watson	Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1575–6	Succeeded by Henry Brandling
Honorary titles
Preceded by Robert Clauding	Sheriff of Northumberland 1586–7	Succeeded by Sir William Fenwick
Preceded by George Briggs	Sheriff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1571–2	Succeeded by Robert Barker

[HOP-1] History of Parliament Online – Anderson, Henry

[Visitation-2] Archive.org – G.W. Marshall, The Visitation of Northumberland in 1615 (1878)

[mayors-3] Newcastle City Council Mayors and Sheriffs 1600–1699

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Unitary authorities	Northumberland
Major settlements	Alnwick Amble Ashington Bedlington Berwick-upon-Tweed Blyth Cramlington Haltwhistle Hexham Morpeth Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Ponteland Prudhoe Rothbury Wooler See also: List of civil parishes in Northumberland
Topics	Flag Parliamentary constituencies Places ( by Population) SSSIs Country Houses Grade 1 listed buildings History Museums Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Schools

v t Ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear
North East England Portal
Metropolitan districts	City of Newcastle upon Tyne City of Sunderland Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside
Major settlements	Birtley Blaydon Boldon Gateshead Gosforth Hebburn Hetton-le-Hole Houghton-le-Spring Jarrow Killingworth Longbenton Newcastle upon Tyne North Shields Ryton South Shields Sunderland Tynemouth Wallsend Washington Whickham Whitley Bay See also: List of civil parishes in Tyne and Wear
Topics	Museums Parliamentary constituencies People Places Population of major settlements SSSIs

v t Districts of North East England
County Durham	County Durham Darlington Hartlepool Stockton-on-Tees
Northumberland	Northumberland
Tyne and Wear	Gateshead Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside South Tyneside Sunderland
Teesside, North Yorkshire	Middlesbrough Redcar and Cleveland Stockton-on-Tees

Henry Anderson

MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In office 1593–1593
Preceded by	Henry Anderson Henry Mitford
Succeeded by	Henry Chapman Henry Lindley
MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In office 1588–1588
Preceded by	Henry Anderson Edward Lewen
Succeeded by	Henry Anderson Henry Mitford
MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In office 1586–1587
Preceded by	Henry Anderson William Jenison
Succeeded by	Henry Anderson Henry Mitford
MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In office 1584–1585
Preceded by	William Jenison William Selby
Succeeded by	Henry Anderson Edward Lewen

Personal details
Born	1545 (1545) Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
Died	1605(1605-00-00) (aged 59–60) Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	(1) Isabella Morland (d.1582); (2) Fortune Collingwood
Children	Inter alia, Sir Henry Anderson
Parent(s)	Bertram Anderson
Residence	Haswell Grange, Haswell
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge Gray's Inn
Occupation	Merchant Politician