William Anderson (1877 - 1919)

Born 13 Feb 1877 in Findon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

William was born in 1877. He passed away in 1919.

In 1910 he was elected chair of the ILP, a position he held until 1913. In September 1911 he was appointed to the Chair of the committee to set up a new Labour newspaper, which became the Daily Citizen. He acted as the Vice Chairman and leader writer. The paper was launched in 1912 but never flourished; Anderson left before it failed.

The 1911 Census has William, aged 34, single and a vistor to 88 Becher Street, Derby, England. Census records Williams occupation as journalist. ^[1]

In 1913 he was the speaker for the special conference on the Public Transport Strike and in 1914 was a supporter of the Anti-War stance. Finally in 1914 on his third attempt he entered parliament as the Labour MP for Sheffield Attercliffe. However he lost the seat in 1918 due to his opposition to war.

In 1919 he caught a chill which developed into influenza and he died not long after. He was cremated at Golders Green. Anderson was survived by his wife, the trade unionist and women's rights campaigner Mary Macarthur and his daughter Nancy.

Sources

1. ↑ 1911 England Census. Reg District Derby: 435, sub district Derby: 2, enu district 25. Archive series RG14. Piece number 20896. Schedule 304 Sharing an image on findmypast subscription required Accessed findmypast.co.uk on 6 Mar 2022

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Anderson_(British_politician)

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• https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-william-anderson/index.html