Francis Sheed Anderson

Francis Sheed Anderson CB (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 European war. 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 of 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 5 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 5 years.^[9]

External links

• Obituary in The Times: http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=esusslib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS203516720&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0

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