| Sir John Anderson | |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1878 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Death Place: | London, England |
| Occupation: | Road haulage magnate |
Sir John Anderson, 1st Baronet (8 May 1878 – 11 April 1963) was a Scottish businessman, writer and lecturer.[1]
He was born in Glasgow to Peter Anderson, a slater, and Margaret Crawford Anderson. He was educated at Allan Glen's School and the University of Glasgow. He entered the family road haulage business, P. & W. A. Anderson Ltd, and became managing director.[1] He was created a baronet, of Harrold Priory in the County of Bedford, in the 1920 Birthday Honours.
In 1911, Anderson married Janet Barr Bilsland, who died in 1940. In 1941, he married Muriel Stanley-Wiggins, who died in 1953. He had no children and the baronetage became extinct upon his death in 1963.[1]
| Anderson baronets | |
| Creation Date: | 1920 |
| Status: | extinct |
| Extinction Date: | 1963 |