Commander Albert Wesley Anderson (23 July 1907 – 1985) was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Newton Anderson (8 December 1871 – 1937), a businessman, member of Londonderry City Council and Lord Mayor of Londonderry (from 1915–1919).

Albert Anderson was born in County Londonderry

County Londonderry

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 and educated at Foyle College and Rydal School, Wales

Wales

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, followed by Nottingham University. He served as a Commander in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Member of Londonderry Corporation

Derry City Council

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 until 1969. He was Mayor of Londonderry

Mayor of Derry

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 (and ex officio Member of the Senate of Northern Ireland

Senate of Northern Ireland

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) from 1963 to 1968.

He was elected Ulster Unionist Party

Ulster Unionist Party

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 Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for the City of Londonderry

City of Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

The City of Londonderry parliamentary constituency was a single member constituency in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It was created in 1929, as one of the five single member constituencies replacing the former five member Londonderry constituency....

from the by-election of 16 May 1968 until the prorogation of the Stormont Parliament in 1972. Anderson was Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs from 26 October 1971 until 1972.