George Anderson (MP) explained

George Anderson (19 November 1819 – 4 November 1896) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.

He was elected at the 1868 general election as one of the three Members of Parliament (MPs) for Glasgow,^[1] taking the extra seat created for the city by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868.

Anderson held the seat until he resigned in March 1885 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead,^[2] to take up the post of Deputy Master of the Mint in Melbourne, Australia.

Notes and References

1. Book: Craig , F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig

   . F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 . 1977 . 2nd . 1989 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-26-4 . 547.

2. Web site: Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850 . Department of Information Services . . 9 June 2009 . 30 November 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110206041753/http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04731.pdf . 6 February 2011 .