John Anderson (colonial administrator)

His Excellency Sir John Anderson GCMG KCB JP
16th Governor of the Straits Settlements
In office 15 April 1904 – 9 April 1911
Monarchs	Edward VII George V
Preceded by	Frank Swettenham
Succeeded by	Arthur Young
22nd Governor of British Ceylon
In office 15 April 1916 – 24 March 1918
Preceded by	Edward Stubbs (acting)
Succeeded by	Edward Stubbs (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1858-01-23)23 January 1858 Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died	24 March 1918(1918-03-24) (aged 60) Colombo, Ceylon

Sir John Anderson, GCMG, KCB, JP (23 January 1858 – 24 March 1918) was a Scottish colonial administrator who served as Governor of the Straits Settlements between 1904 and 1911 and Governor of Ceylon between 1916 and 1918,. He was the first Governor of Ceylon to die in office.