John Anderson
Sir John Anderson
Rush ID: 6410
Details
- Born:
- 8 July 1882
- Died:
- 4 January 1958
- Birth place:
- U.K.
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Civil servant
- Election occupation:
- Colonial administrator
- Parentage:
- David Anderson, of Westland House, Midlothian
- Notes:
- None
- Knighthood/Dame:
- Awarded in 1919
- HighestOffice:
- Cabinet minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 4
References
- Rush ID:
- 6410
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q333289
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- ANDERSON, Sir John (1882-1958)
Peerages
-
1st Viscount Waverley
New hereditary
1952
Constituencies
-
Combined Scottish Universities
Party: National Year of election: 1938* Date of election: 25 February 1938 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1950 Date of exit: 23 February 1950 Party: National Nature of exit: Retirement Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None
Ministerial offices
-
Lord Privy Seal 1938-1939
-
Home Secretary 1939-1940
-
Lord President of the Council 1940-1943
-
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1943-1945
-
Minister of Home Security 1939-1940
Higher education
-
University of Edinburgh
Graduated
-
University of Leipzig
Graduated
Schools
Marriages
-
Mackenzie, Christina
Year: 1907
-
Wigram, Ava
Year: 1941
Parties
-
National Party member