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David More Anderson, 1865-1936

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Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period
Member for Eastwood	08 Oct 1927	18 Sep 1930	2 years 11 months 11 days
Member for Ryde	30 May 1925	07 Sep 1927	2 years 3 months 9 days
Member for Ryde	25 Mar 1922	18 Apr 1925	3 years 25 days
Member for Ryde	20 Mar 1920	17 Feb 1922	1 year 10 months 29 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	20 Mar 1920	18 Sep 1930	10 years 5 months 30 days

Political Party Activity

Nationalist Party

Community Activity

Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1908. President of Ryde District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital. President of Meadowbank and West Ryde Parents and Residents Association. Founder and President of Ryde Bowling Club. Loyal Orange Lodge delegate to world conference, London 1926

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Real estate agent. Arrived in Australia in 1884. Worked as a grocer, agent and auctioneer initially at Leichhardt and after 1896 at Gladesville, moving to Ryde in 1905. Agent for Coffil and Company. until 1912; estate agent and auctioneer from 1905. Established brickworks in 1910

Local Government Activity

Alderman of of the Municipal Council of Ryde from 1896 until 1919. Mayor 1904, 1908, 1913

Personal

Son of Archibald Anderson, master painter, and his wife Elizabeth Buchanan More. Married (1) Emily Amelia Ely Linderman circa 1891 and they had 1 son and 1 daughter. Married (2) Florence May McWhirter and they had 4 sons and 2 daughters. Presbyterian. Buried in Field-of-Mars cemetery, Ryde, New South Wales.

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https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/Pages/former-member-details.aspx?pk=1149

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A.J. Allen, Grocer. Corner Bank Street & Constitution Road, Meadowbank

Alderman David More Anderson

Crowd gathered to witness the unveiling of a memorial fountain to Doctors Manning and Blaxland

Gladesville RSL Youth Club entrance gateway: plaque for official opening, 1935

Gladesville RSL Youth Club entrance gateway: close-up of plaque for official opening, 1935

Ryde Bowling Club: stone unveiled by D M Anderson in his 19th year as president, 1934

Ryde Bowling Club: plaque for the D M Anderson Green, 1967

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Sir Kenneth McColl Anderson, 1909-1985

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David More Anderson, 1865-1936

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First Name(s)DavidSurnameAndersonOther NameMoreGender Male

Significant Dates

Date of Birth 2 February, 1865Place of BirthGlasgow, ScotlandDate of Death11 February, 1936Place of DeathRyde, NSWPlace of Burial/CremationField of Mars Cemetery

FAMILY

MotherElizabeth Buchanan MoreFatherArchibald AndersonPartner/SpouseEmily Amelia Ely LindermanFlorence May McWhirterChildrenSir Kenneth McColl Anderson, 1909-1985

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