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 Ceylon between 1916 and 1918, and Governor of the Straits Settlements between 1904 and 1911.