Albert Anderson (politician)

Commander Albert Wesley Anderson (23 July 1907 – 18 June 1986) was the son of The Rt Hon. Sir Robert Newton Anderson and Lydia "Lily" Elizabeth Smith, a businessman, member of Londonderry Corporation and Mayor of Derry (from 1963 to 1968).

Albert Wesley Anderson
Born	(1907-07-23)23 July 1907 County Londonderry, Ireland
Died	(1986-06-18)18 June 1986
Occupation	Politician
Parent(s)	Robert Newton Anderson and Lydia "Lilly" Elizabeth Smith

Albert Anderson was born in County Londonderry and educated at Foyle College in Derry and at Rydal School (Wales), followed by the University of Nottingham. He served as a Commander in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Member of Londonderry Corporation until 1969. He was Mayor of Derry (and ex officio Member of the Senate of Northern Ireland) from 1963 to 1968. During this period, he was a leading figure in the unsuccessful campaign to site a new university in Derry.^[1]

He was elected Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for the City of Londonderry from the by-election of 16 May 1968 until the prorogation of the Stormont Parliament in 1972. Anderson was Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs from 26 October 1971 until 1972.

References

1. Marilynn J. Richtarik, Acting Between the Lines, pp. 16-17

External links

• Biography 26 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine
• Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939–1945
• Dictionary of Irish Biography
• 1911 Census Return

Civic offices
Preceded by Gerald Stanley Glover	Mayor of Londonderry 1963–1968	Succeeded by William Beatty
Political offices
New office	Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs 1971–1972	Office abolished
Parliament of Northern Ireland
Preceded by Edward Warburton Jones	Member of Parliament for City of Londonderry 1968–1973	Parliament abolished