Francis Sheed Anderson

Francis Sheed Anderson CB (28 February 1897 – 12 September 1966), was a Scottish businessman, civil servant and Liberal Party politician.

Background

He was the son of James Anderson, of Aberdeen. He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School. He married, in 1921, Helen Forbes Wattie, of Strathdon, Aberdeenshire. They had no children. In 1949, he was awarded a Companion of the Order of the Bath.^[1]

World War One

In 1914, he served in the World War I. In 1917, he served in the Indian Army. In 1919, he retired with the rank of captain.^[2]

Professional career

In 1920, he became a company director. He became involved as a director with a number of Scottish companies. In 1929, he was a director for Aberdeen Granite Manufacturers, the family business.^[3] In 1933, he became President of the Aberdeen Granite Manufacturers Association, serving for three years. In 1940, he became Divisional Food Officer for North East Scotland. In 1943, he became Director of Fish Supplies at the Ministry of Food. In 1946, he became Under Secretary at the Ministry of Food. In 1949, he was appointed Chairman of the International Wheat Council, serving for 10 years. In 1954, he became Executive Director of the International Sugar Council. In 1960, he became Director of the British Sugar Corporation Ltd. In 1964, he became Chairman of the Bacon Market Council.^[4]

Political career

In 1929, he was vice-Chairman of South Aberdeen Liberal Association.^[5] In May 1929, he was selected as Liberal candidate for the West Renfrewshire Division for the 1929 General Election.^[6] It was not a promising seat and there had been no Liberal candidate at the previous election.

General Election 1929: Renfrewshire West ^[7] Electorate 37,947

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Forgan	14,419	46.5
	Unionist	Alexander Thomson Taylor	12,183	39.4
	Liberal	Francis Sheed Anderson	2,682	8.7	n/a
	SNP	Roland Eugene Muirhead	1,667	5.4	n/a
Majority			2,236
Turnout				81.6
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing

He did not stand for parliament again.^[8] In 1935, he was elected to Aberdeen Town Council, serving for five years. In 1935, he became a justice of the peace for the City of Aberdeen, serving for 18 years. In 1935, he was appointed to the Aberdeen Harbour Board, serving for five years.^[9]

External links

• Obituary in The Times

References

1. ‘ANDERSON, Francis Sheed’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 3 April 2014
2. ‘ANDERSON, Francis Sheed’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 3 April 2014
3. The Times House of Commons, 1929
4. ‘ANDERSON, Francis Sheed’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 3 April 2014
5. The Times House of Commons, 1929
6. Aberdeen Journal, 4 May 1929
7. The Times, 1 June 1929
8. British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, Craig, F.W.S.
9. ‘ANDERSON, Francis Sheed’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 3 April 2014