Sir Henry Anderson (1582–1659) was an English

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landowner and politician who represented

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once as

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and twice as MP in the

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between 1614 and 1643 and was also

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Early life

Christ Church college Quadrangle Oxford UK

Anderson was the son of Henry Anderson (d.1605) of

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, and his second wife Fortune Collingwood, daughter of Sir Cuthbert Collingwood of Eslington,

.History of Parliament Online - Anderson, Sir Henry
/ref> Archive.org - G.W. Marshall, ''The Visitation of Northumberland in 1615'' (1878)
/ref> His distant cousin was the

Sir Francis Anderson. He matriculated at

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on 24 November 1599, aged 17, when he was of Long Cowton,

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. He later studied at

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Career

He was of

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when he was knighted at the house of Sir Thomas Hasilrig at Holmby Alderton (4 August 1608).Knights of England
/ref> He was Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1613–14).C H Hunter Blair ''The Sheriffs of Northumberland'' Archaeologia Aeliana: Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquities
/ref> In 1614, Anderson was elected

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for

(re-elected in 1621, 1624, 1625 and 1626) Browne Willis gives Sir Francis Anderson in 1621 but Venn states Henry was MP in 1621 and was

(1615–16). Anderson sold his lands in

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in the later 1620s and settled on an estate at Long Cowton,

. In 1637, he gained an audience with

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(through

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and Sir Thomas Jermyn) who he tried to persuade to abandon his policy of

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but the king was angered and rebuked him for his bold manner. In November 1640, Anderson was re-elected MP for

in the

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and sat until he was removed for supporting the king on 4 September 1643. During the

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, Anderson was imprisoned for distributing royalist propaganda in 1649 and his debts ensured he remained in prison for the rest of his life. He died between 7 March and 29 June 1659. British School - Middle Street, Newcastle upon Tyne - 1230309

British School - Middle Street, Newcastle upon Tyne - 1230309

Family

Anderson married Mary Remington, daughter of Richard Remington of Lockington,

, and they had four sons (including Richard) and one daughter. Anderson married for the second time to Frances (d. 1652), and married for the third time to Elizabeth Pinour, widow, the daughter of Constance Hopkins.

Arms

References

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