Sir John Anderson (1852–1924), was Scottish merchant, of Singapore and Eastcote. He became sole owner of the trading firm of Guthrie & Co, and his "dominating role in rubber production made Anderson the most influential businessman of his generation in Malaya and especially in Singapore." Anderson died at his house, Eastcote Place, near

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, Middlesex, on 18 December 1924. His second wife became sole owner of Guthries and its chairman. His third son, Keith became an important figure in the management of Guthries. He is buried at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, John 1852 births 1924 deaths 19th-century Scottish merchants British people in British Malaya