Sir Robert Anderson, 1st Baronet

Sir Robert Anderson, 1st Baronet (8 December 1837 – 16 July 1921), was an Irish businessman, High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of Belfast.

Early life He was the son of James Anderson, of Corbofin, County Monaghan, and his wife Elizabeth Ker, daughter of Andrew Ker of Newbliss. He moved to Belfast at the age of 15, going to work in the business of John Arnott.

Anderson remained chairman of Anderson & McAuley, Ltd. He was also a director of a number of other companies.

Public life Anderson was a J.P. for County Antrim, appointed High Sheriff of Belfast in 1903 and knighted the same year during a visit by King Edward VII. He became a Conservative Member of the Corporation of Belfast from 1893, and was elected Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1908. In 1911 he was appointed High Sheriff of Monaghan and created a baronet, of Parkmount in the County of the City of Belfast and of Mullaghmore in the County of Monaghan.

Family In 1890, Anderson married Wilhelmina, daughter of the Rev. Andrew Long, of Monreagh, Carrigans, County Donegal. They lived at Parkmount, Greencastle, County Antrim (which he had purchased from the McNeills), and at Mullaghmore House, County Monaghan. He died in 1921 and was buried in Belfast City Cemetery. On his death without an heir the baronetage became extinct.