ANDERSON, THOMAS (_eld. son of Thomas Anderson, sec. to National bank of Scotland_). _b._ Edin. 26 Feb. 1832; M.D. Edin. 1853; in Bengal medical service 1854 to death; surgeon 20 May 1866; had medical charge of Hodson’s Horse during the mutiny; superintendent of forest department 1864–66; director of Calcutta botanic garden 1869 to death; worked out the flora of India; author of _Florula Adenensis_ 1860 and more than 20 other papers in journal of Linnæan society, &c. _d._ Edin. 26 Oct. 1870. _Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin. ii_, 41–45 (1873). ANDERSON, THOMAS. _b._ 2 July 1819; M.D. Edin. 1841; F.R.S. Edin. 1845, Keith medallist 1855; chemist to Highland and Agricultural society of Scotland 1848–73; regius professor of chemistry in Univ. of Glasgow 1852; pres. of Glasgow philosophical society 1859; pres. of chemical section of British Association at Dundee 1867; royal medallist of Royal Society 1872. _d._ Chiswick near London 2 Nov. 1874. _Journal of chemical society of London_ (1875) 1309–13. ANDERSON, THOMAS. Ensign 78 foot 1845, served with it 18 years chiefly in India; captain 17 Aug. 1857 to 24 March 1863 when he sold out; Persian interpreter to Sir Willoughby Cotton and Sir John Grey commanders in chief at Bombay; adjutant general of militia in New Brunswick; commanded the frontier field force there during threatened Fenian invasion 1866. _d._ Westward Ho, Devonshire 11 Feb. 1876 aged 48. ANDERSON, WILLIAM (_son of James Anderson of Oban, Argyleshire, supervisor of excise who d. 1812._) _b._ Edin. 10 Dec. 1805; joined _Aberdeen Journal_ 1831; edited _Aberdeen Advertiser_ 1835; _The Western Watchman_ a weekly journal at Ayr 1842; sub edited _The Witness_ newspaper at Edin. 1844; chief sub editor of _North British Daily Mail_ 14 April 1847 to 1849, this was first daily paper in Scotland; author of _Poetical Aspirations_ 1830, _2 ed._ 1833; _Landscape Lyrics_ 1839, _2 ed._ 1854; _The Scottish nation_ _3 vols._ 1860–62. _d._ London 2 Aug. 1866. _J. G. Wilson’s Poets and poetry of Scotland ii_, 269–72 (1877). ANDERSON, WILLIAM. Lieut. col. Bengal artillery 6 March 1854 to 20 Feb. 1855; C.B. 24 Dec. 1842. _d._ Albury hall, Ware, Herts 22 Sep. 1869 aged 64.