Henry Anderson (Cavalier)

Sir Henry Anderson
MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In office 1640–1643 Serving with John Blakiston
Preceded by	Sir Peter Riddel Thomas Liddell
Succeeded by	John Blakiston
In office 1614–1626 Serving with William Jenison Sir Thomas Ridell Sir Peter Riddel
Preceded by	Sir George Selby Henry Chapman/Chipenham
Succeeded by	Sir Peter Riddel Sir Thomas Ridell
Civic offices Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne In office 1613–1614 Preceded by Francis Anderson Succeeded by William Warmouth
Honorary titles Sheriff of Northumberland In office 1615–1616 Preceded by Sir John Clavering Succeeded by Sir William Selby
Personal details
Born	Henry Anderson 1582 (1582) Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
Died	1659(1659-00-00) (aged 76–77) Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
Nationality	English
Political party	Royalist
Spouse(s)	Mary Remington Frances (d.1652) Elizabeth Pinour
Children	5
Parent	Henry Anderson (d.1605)
Relatives	Sir Francis Anderson (cousin)
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford Gray's Inn
Occupation	Politician

Sir Henry Anderson (1582–1659) was an English Royalist landowner and politician who represented Newcastle-upon-Tyne once as Mayor and twice as MP in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1643 and was also High Sheriff of Northumberland.

Early life

Christ Church, Oxford

Anderson was the son of Henry Anderson (d.1605) of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, and his second wife Fortune Collingwood, daughter of Sir Cuthbert Collingwood of Eslington, Northumberland. His distant cousin was the Royalist Sir Francis Anderson.

He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 24 November 1599, aged 17, when he was of Long Cowton, Yorkshire. He later studied at Gray's Inn.

Career

He was of London when he was knighted at the house of Sir Thomas Hasilrig at Holmby Alderton (4 August 1608). He was Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1613–14). In 1614, Anderson was elected Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne (re-elected in 1621, 1624, 1625 and 1626) and was High Sheriff of Northumberland (1615–16). Anderson sold his lands in Tyneside in the later 1620s and settled on an estate at Long Cowton, Yorkshire.

In 1637, he gained an audience with Charles I (through Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland and Sir Thomas Jermyn) who he tried to persuade to abandon his policy of Ship Money but the king was angered and rebuked him for his bold manner.

In November 1640, Anderson was re-elected MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the Long Parliament and sat until he was removed for supporting the king on 4 September 1643. During the English Civil War, 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.

Middle Street, Newcastle

Family

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

Coat of arms of Henry Anderson

Notes The arms of the Andersons of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Crest A bird's head erased Sable, gutté Or, in the beak an arrow point downwards Argent. Escutcheon Quarterly: 1 and 4: Gules, three trees Argent; 2 and 3: Or, on a chevron Gules between three birds' heads erased Sable, as many acorns slipped Argent, on a canton Sable three martlets Argent.