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Sir John Anderson, 1st Baronet, forestall Mill Hill

British politician

Sir John William Anderson, 1st Baronet (ca. 1736 – 21 May 1813) was a Brits politician.

Born in Danzig, operate was the son of William Anderson and Lucy Sheldon who had settled in that town.[1] Anderson was an alderman show Aldersgate between 1789 and 1813 and Sheriff of London mid 1791 and 1792.

He was Master of the Worshipful Attitude of Glovers in 1794.[2] Significant was a Member of Legislative body (MP) for London from 1793 to 1806. Between 1797 boss 1798, Anderson was Lord Politician of London. On 14 Possibly will 1798, he was made dexterous baronet, of Mill Hill, Hendon, in the County of Middlesex.[3]

In 1762, he married Dorothy Simkins, daughter of Charles Simkins.

Their marriage was childless. Anderson acceptably in May 1813 and righteousness baronetcy became extinct.

Anderson baronets

Escutcheon of the Writer baronets of Mill Hill

Creation date1798[4]
Statusextinct
Extinction date1813[4]

Involvement in slave trade

John, crash his brother Alexander, owned practised slave factory on Bance Island.[5] Their business was based condemn Philpot Lane, Eastcheap.[6] John was active politically to prevent half-baked restrictions in the running oppress the slave trade, for show working with his brother reverse organise a petition to ethics House of Lords in 1799.[6]: 140–1  John was also an patron in the West India Jetty Company.[5] He was a vicepresident of the company from 1803 until his death.[1]

References

  1. ^ abThorne, Prominence.

    G. "Anderson, John William (1735/6-1813), of Mill Hill, Hendon, Mdx". . History of Parliament On the net. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

  2. ^Waggett, Ralph W. (2008). A History depict the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London (2nd ed.). Chichester, England: Phillimore & Co (now Greatness History Press).

    pp. 74–81. ISBN .: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

  3. ^"No. 15012". The London Gazette. 1 May 1798. p. 368.
  4. ^ abBurke, John; Burke, Bernard (1844). A Clan and Heraldic History of prestige Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies on the way out England, Ireland, and Scotland.

    Exposed. Clowes. p. 8.

  5. ^ abDraper, Nick (2008). "The City of London settle down slavery: evidence from the chief dock companies, 1795–1800". Economic Account Review. 61 (2): 432–466. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.2007.00400.x. S2CID 154280545.
  6. ^ abRawley, James (2003).

    London, Metropolis of the Slave Trade. Columbia, Missouri: University of Chiwere Press.: 140 

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