William Anderson
Born	1746 (1746).[1] Stirling, Scotland
Died	1830 (aged 83–84)
Occupation	Bookseller
Known for	Provost of Stirling (1793, 1794, 1813, 1814, 1829)

William Anderson (1746-1830) was a bookseller in Stirling, Scotland. He was born as one of three triplets: two boys and a girl all of whom survived into old age. He was elected Provost of Stirling five times in the years 1793, 1794, 1813, 1814, and 1829. He is reported to have had a very lavish funeral which was his long-standing ambition. An engraving was made by William Ward of his portrait which was painted by Andrew Geddes.^[2] After his retiral a guilded copy of the engraving is said to have hung in his former bookstore. The British Museum hold a copy of the print.^[3] Anderson served for many years as a Justice of the Peace.^[4]

Namesake

There is another Provost Anderson (Robert) who traded with James Johnston of Stirling, a timber merchant under the name of Johnston and Anderson.^[5][6]

References

Sources

• Cook, W. B. (1893). "Reprinted from "The Stirling Sentinel," 1888-1893". The Stirling Antiquary. Stirling: Cook & Wylie. 1: 124.
• Cook, W. B.; Morris, David R, eds. (1916). The Stirling guildry book. Extracts from the records of the merchant guild of Stirling ... 1592–1846. Stirling: Glasgow, Stirlingshire and Sons of the Rock Society. p. 180.
• Cook, W. B. (1879). The "Stirling Sentinel" portrait gallery. Stirling, Scotland: Cook & Wylie. p. 39.
• Drysdale, William (1898). Old faces, old places, and old stories of Stirling. E. Mackay. pp. 58–60.
• Ronald, James (1899). Landmarks of Old Stirling. Stirling: Eneas Mackay. p. 378.
• Shearer, John Elliot (1897). Shearer's Stirling : historical and descriptive, with extracts from Burgh records and Exchequer Roll volumes, 1264 to 1529, view of Stirling in 1620, and an old plan of Stirling. Stirling: R.S. Shearer & Son. p. 50.
• "depicted: William Anderson". National Galleries of Scotland.
• Ward, William (1826). "William Anderson Esqre Late Provost of Stirling". the British Museum. Retrieved 30 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)