1166 Charles Anderson

Constituency : Elginshire  and  Nairnshire  1886-9

Charles  easily  removed  the  Liberal  Unionist  defector  George  McPherson-Grant  at  Elginshire  and  Nairnshire. He  had  fought  the  seat  in  1885  as  an  Independent  Liberal  and  come  third  in  a  tight  three-way  contest.

Charles  was  a  barrister, originally  from  Yorkshire. He  was privately  educated. He  had  interests  in  railway  companies.

Charles  had  many  crofters  in  his  constituency  and  supported  their  cause.

He  died  during a  trip  to  South  Africa  in  1889  aged  51.