John Anderson (colonial administrator)

Sir John Anderson

Education

He was the only son of John Anderson, the Superintendent of the Gordon Mission,

Career

Two years after graduating, he entered the Colonial Office as a second class clerk. In 1887, he was Bacon Scholar of Gray's Inn, and in the following year, he was the Inns of Court student.

He proceeded with Sir John Frederick Dickson in 1891 to Gibraltar, in order to inquire into the matters connected with the Registry of the Supreme Court. He was next appointed as the private secretary to Sir Robert Meade, Permanent Under-Secretary of the State for the Colonies, in 1892 he served as the British Agent for Bering Sea Arbitration.

From 1883 to 1897 he edited the

In 1902, again he acted as the secretary to the Colonial Conference, and in 1903, he received thanks of the Canadian Government and the Confederation medal for services rendered in connection with the Alaska Boundary question and other matters.

In 1904, he was appointed as

Anderson School (Sekohlah Menengah Kebangsaan Anderson) in Ipoh, Malaysia was named after the then High Commissioner of the Malay States, Sir John Anderson, the school was formally opened on 6 February 1909.

In Singapore, Anderson Bridge and Anderson Road were named after him. The latter gave its name to Anderson Secondary School, which was originally located there.

References

• Daily News
• Arnold Wright, Twentieth Century Impressions of British Malaya, 1908